Pope Francis denied that a Chilean bishop had covered up sex abuse, despite the fact the Chileans believe Bishop Juan Barros is guilty. “There is not one shred of proof against him,” the pope said. It’s all calumny. Is that clear?” But the pope’s top advisor on sex abuse, Cardinal Seán O’Malley of Boston, said the pope’s remark was “a source of great pain for survivors of sexual abuse by clergy . . .”
Cardinal O’Malley: Pope causes pain
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