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22 February 2019

The Latest: Cardinal condemns how church handles sex abuse

A Colombian cardinal has warned fellow Roman Catholic bishops at a Vatican summit they could be imprisoned for covering up crimes if they don’t properly deal with clergy sex abuse cases. In a remarkable speech at the abuse prevention summit, Cardinal Rubén Salazar Gómez on Thursday also denounced how bishops tend to believe priests over people reporting abuse allegations.

https://www.apnews.com/aa954c2cf8af4830b28141861c16f57a