While Pope Francis is wowing vast crowds on a triumphant homecoming to Latin America
this week, one of the pivotal moments of his papacy is set to begin
back in Rome on Saturday with the opening of a criminal trial for former
papal diplomat Józef Wesołowski on charges of sexual abuse of minors.
Ultimately, it’s the threat of criminal sanctions from Vatican tribunals that underlies new accountability measures Francis has created to face the two most chronic sources of scandal he inherited when he was elected in March 2013 – sexual abuse and financial misconduct.
http://www.cruxnow.com/church/2015/07/07/vatican-trial-on-sexual-abuse-charges-for-ex-papal-diplomat-jozef-wesolowski-a-pivotal-moment-for-pope-francis/
Ultimately, it’s the threat of criminal sanctions from Vatican tribunals that underlies new accountability measures Francis has created to face the two most chronic sources of scandal he inherited when he was elected in March 2013 – sexual abuse and financial misconduct.
http://www.cruxnow.com/church/2015/07/07/vatican-trial-on-sexual-abuse-charges-for-ex-papal-diplomat-jozef-wesolowski-a-pivotal-moment-for-pope-francis/