As Pope Francis zipped around the East
Coast during his U.S. visit last week, his words on confronting sexual
abuse were all over the map as well — from praising bishops at the start
to warning them at the end after a private meeting with victims.
Why the shifting tenor of remarks? Different audiences, say church experts and victims’ advocates. On his first full day of the visit, Francis praised U.S. bishops for their “courage” in facing the difficult moments of the explosive clergy abuse scandal “without fear of self-criticism and at the cost of mortification and great sacrifice.”
http://national.deseretnews.com/article/6255/pope-francis8217-words-on-abuse-vary-by-his-audience.html
Why the shifting tenor of remarks? Different audiences, say church experts and victims’ advocates. On his first full day of the visit, Francis praised U.S. bishops for their “courage” in facing the difficult moments of the explosive clergy abuse scandal “without fear of self-criticism and at the cost of mortification and great sacrifice.”
http://national.deseretnews.com/article/6255/pope-francis8217-words-on-abuse-vary-by-his-audience.html