Key cardinal rebukes pope over abuse comment in rare move

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

#WORLD NEWS JANUARY 20, 2018 / 1:27 PM / UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO

Key cardinal rebukes pope over abuse comment in rare move

Philip Pullella, Caroline Stauffer
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TRUJILLO, Peru (Reuters) - A key U.S. cardinal distanced himself on Saturday from comments by Pope Francis on sexual abuse, saying they had caused “great pain,” a remarkable move pointing to divisions in the Roman Catholic Church over how to treat accusers.

The implicit public rebuke of the pope by one of his top advisers came after two days of pointed attacks from victims and their advocates, and was another setback for Francis’ attempts to come to grips with sexual abuse in the Church.

Cardinal Sean O‘Malley of Boston said in an unusually blunt statement that “it is understandable” that the pope’s comments in Chile on Thursday were “a source of great pain for survivors of sexual abuse by clergy or any other perpetrator.”

In response to a question from a reporter on accusations against Juan Barros, a Chilean bishop appointed by the pope in 2015 who is accused of protecting a pedophile, the pope said:

“The day I see proof against Bishop Barros, then I will talk. There is not a single piece of evidence against him. It is all slander. Is that clear?”

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[MineralMan]

1. C'mon, Papa! Get with the program, OK?

The history of sexual abuse of children by priests is long and clear. You are not helping to fix the problem with this kind of nonsense.

[Voltaire2]

2. As noted in the coverage of this in the boston globe today

O'Malley, while criticizing Bergoglio, is not demanding any actual change:

But for some who spoke out during the sex abuse scandal here in Massachusetts, the cardinal’s statement fell short because it lacked any concrete call to action.

“Pope Francis’s words were harmful, and Cardinal O’Malley should not equivocate in his statements,” said Mitchell Garabedian, a Boston attorney who represented hundreds of victims.

“Once again, Cardinal O’Malley is trying to play both sides against the middle, by attempting to qualify Pope Francis’s statements, yet appear to try and support victims. Plain and simple: Pope Francis’s words were a dagger in the heart to many victims.”

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/01/20/cardinal-malley-speaks-out-against-pope-comment-sex-abuse-victims-chile/QoT3LunUSDUUgFQvrp2UjL/story.html

[Lordquinton]

3. How much googling did it take to find that?

Some here could take notes on finding information relevant to the discussion at hand.

[Voltaire2]

4. Zero. It was in front of me for breakfast.

I still conduct the Holy Communion of the Sunday Paper.

[Lordquinton]

5. Incredible

And you took only one post to share it.