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Pope arrives in Chile to bolster battered Church credibility
Source: Reuters
#WORLD NEWS JANUARY 15, 2018 / 5:28 PM / UPDATED 3 HOURS AGO
Pope arrives in Chile to bolster battered Church credibility
Dave Sherwood, Philip Pullella
4 MIN READ
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Pope Francis arrived in Chile on Monday to start a trip aimed at bolstering the credibility of a local Church battered by a sexual abuse crisis.
Tens of thousands of people chanting “Viva Papa Francisco” lined the streets of his route from the airport, where he was greeted by President Michelle Bachelet, to the Vatican embassy, his official residence for three days before he moves on to Peru.
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Despite the festive atmosphere, Francis faces protests from Catholics upset with his 2015 appointment of Bishop Juan Barros to head the small diocese of Osorno, a city south of the Chilean capital.
Barros has been accused of protecting his former mentor, Father Fernando Karadima, whom a Vatican investigation in 2011 found guilty of abusing teenage boys over many years. Karadima has denied the allegations and Barros said he was unaware of any wrongdoing.
That scandal, which has gripped Chile, and growing secularization, has hurt the Church.
-snip-
Pope arrives in Chile to bolster battered Church credibility
Dave Sherwood, Philip Pullella
4 MIN READ
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Pope Francis arrived in Chile on Monday to start a trip aimed at bolstering the credibility of a local Church battered by a sexual abuse crisis.
Tens of thousands of people chanting “Viva Papa Francisco” lined the streets of his route from the airport, where he was greeted by President Michelle Bachelet, to the Vatican embassy, his official residence for three days before he moves on to Peru.
-snip-
Despite the festive atmosphere, Francis faces protests from Catholics upset with his 2015 appointment of Bishop Juan Barros to head the small diocese of Osorno, a city south of the Chilean capital.
Barros has been accused of protecting his former mentor, Father Fernando Karadima, whom a Vatican investigation in 2011 found guilty of abusing teenage boys over many years. Karadima has denied the allegations and Barros said he was unaware of any wrongdoing.
That scandal, which has gripped Chile, and growing secularization, has hurt the Church.
-snip-
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pope-chile/pope-arrives-in-chile-to-bolster-battered-church-credibility-idUSKBN1F42P3
