Pope Francis has quietly reduced sanctions against a handful of pedophile priests, applying his vision of a merciful church even to its worst offenders. Abuse survivors and the pope’s own advisers dissent.
Pope offers mercy to sex abusers
Pope Francis has quietly reduced sanctions against a handful of pedophile priests, applying his vision of a merciful church even to its worst offenders. Abuse survivors and the pope’s own advisers dissent.
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