ST. LOUIS (MO)
Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests
October 19, 2018
Even when stressing the importance of reporting abuse, Pope Francis manages to miss the mark.
Last weekend, while addressing seminarians who were visiting The Vatican, the Pope told the visitors to report any suspicions of abuse to their bishops instead of local law enforcement.
Despite decades of evidence that institutions are incapable of properly handling these kind of suspicions or investigations, Pope Francis is essentially endorsing the church’s centuries-old practice of trying to handle crimes internally. By giving this bad advice to prospective priests, he’s endangering kids.
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