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24 March 2017

U.S. Cardinal: Pope Committed to Ending ‘Scourge of Sex Abuse’ Despite Setbacks

Despite turmoil on the commission he created to deal with sex abuse in the Catholic Church, Pope Francis is committed “to rooting out the scourge,” Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley said.
O’Malley, who heads the panel, spoke on March 23, to an international conference, on the subject in Rome. He said the church was committed to carrying out the pope’s directive, despite recent complaints that the commission’s work was being obstructed by the Vatican itself.

https://sojo.net/articles/us-cardinal-pope-committed-ending-scourge-sex-abuse-despite-setbacks