UNITED STATES
Catholic League
Bill Donohue comments on remarks made by Pope Francis in an interview with the French media:
“Pope Rules Out Early Resignation for Cardinal in Paedophilia Storm”
“Pope Rules out Early Resignation for French Cardinal”
“Pope Shows Support for Cardinal Accused of Covering Up Abuse”
“Pope Backing Cardinal Accused of Covering Up ‘Abuse’”
These are some of today’s headlines regarding Pope Francis’ comments on the status of Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, Archbishop of Lyon. The headlines smack of Catholic baiting: the cardinal has not been found guilty of anything, and there never was a cover-up. Therefore, it was entirely defensible of the pope to say, “Based on the information that I have, I believe that Cardinal Barbarin in Lyon took the necessary measures and that he has matters under control.” Here’s what happened.
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