At his first public audience since his visit to Ireland, Pope Francis spoke again about “the sufferings” caused in that country “by various forms of abuse” by Priests and Religious and by the fact that “the church authorities in the past” had not dealt with these crimes in an adequate manner, alluding to their cover-up by Bishops and Religious Superiors.
He made no reference, however, to the 11-page letter by the formal Papal Nuncio to the United States that was released during his visit there, which accused him of covering up the abuse of seminarians by the former cardinal archbishop of Washington, Theodore McCarrick, and which called for his resignation from the Papacy.
The Italian news agency ANSA reported that sources close to the Pope said that “he has no intention of resigning.”
A source close to Pope Francis told America that he is “very tranquil.”
And the People of God, and men and women of good will, are left to figure out the truth for themselves?
Oh my!
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