Pope Francis began 2018 with a trip to a Latin American country where the focus was on his response to clergy sexual abuse. It appears 2019 will start in a similar way.
Two abuse survivors are asking the pontiff to meet with them during his January trip to Panama, hoping to press the pope on his appointment of an archbishop in neighboring Costa Rica who they say covered up for their abuser.
https://www.ncronline.org/news/accountability/abuse-survivors-request-meeting-francis-panama-over-costa-rica-archbishop
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