IN THREE years at the helm of the Catholic
Church, Pope Francis has been a source of inspiration for millions of
faithful around the world. In one critical respect, however, he has
fallen short of his own promise: to come fully to terms with decades of
child sex abuse by clergymen and the institutional cover granted to them
by bishops and cardinals.
Francis has pledged
“the zealous vigilance of the Church to protect children and the
promise of accountability for all.” Yet there has been scant
accountability, particularly for bishops. Too often, the church’s stance
has been defiance and obstruction.https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/defiance-and-obstruction-on-child-sex-abuse/2016/04/19/22efc3de-0351-11e6-9d36-33d198ea26c5_story.html