Fernando Karadima

Commentary

Francis inherits decades of abuse cover-up

Feb 19, 2019

Commentary, Part 1 of 3: Pope Francis is trying to chart a way out of the long, aching scandal by forging standards where few exist. How did the crisis reach this stage? What feasible reforms can the pope engineer?

Pope meets with Chilean bishops, discusses abuse crisis

by Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service

Jan 14, 2019

According to a statement released by the Chilean bishops' conference, the purpose of the meeting was to share with the pope "the evolution of the situation of the church in Chile from his visit to the present day, as well as the perspectives for the future."

Pope Francis greets Australian Cardinal George Pell during an audience to exchange greetings with members of the Roman Curia in Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican Dec. 22, 2016. (CNS/Paul Haring)

Column | Grace on the Margins

Column: With his treatment of Cardinal Pell, Pope Francis shows his clericalism

by Jamie Manson

Dec 15, 2018

Grace on the Margins: Why does the pope who once told priests to "smell like the sheep" keep favoring abusive prelates and doubting their victims?

Update: Chilean court says no verdict in survivors' lawsuit against archdiocese

Updated

by Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service

Oct 22, 2018

Survivors of abuse in Chile believed they had won a major victory when they heard a Chilean court recognized that the Archdiocese of Santiago prevented a thorough investigation into sexual abuses committed by a former priest.

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