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16 May 2017

Francis on meeting Trump: 'There are always doors that are not shut'... Marie Collins 'right' and 'capable'

On clergy abuse, the pope was asked about Collins' resignation from the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors. Collins, an Irishwoman, left the group in March due to frustration with Vatican officials' reluctance to cooperate with its work to protect children.
Francis said he has spoken to Collins and she was "right" in the frustration she expressed at the time of her resignation.  "Marie Collins has explained things to me very well," said the pontiff. "She is a capable woman who wants to work."

https://www.ncronline.org/news/vatican/francis-meeting-trump-there-are-always-doors-are-not-shut