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"Did Pope Francis Help Cover Up A Sex Scandal? Letter Reveals The Pope Knew About Heinous Pedophilia Case"
yahoo.com
"Pope Francis knew that a Chilean bishop had allegedly helped cover up heinous incidents of sexual abuse when he promoted him to a prestigious role in the Catholic Church, according to one report.
The Pope came under fire during a recent trip to Chile, when victims of sexual abuse protested his decision to promote Bishop Juan Barros, a man widely accused of helping his mentor conceal the sexual abuse of children. Pope Francis has regularly defended Barros and called the allegations against him slanderous. But a letter viewed by the Associated Press reveals that the Pope was contacted by a victim of sexual abuse in 2015. Members of the Pope’s sex-abuse commission said the Pope had received the eight-page document outlining how a Chilean reverend had kissed and fondled the victim while Barros watched.
The scandal centers on Father Fernando Karadima, a man long considered the preacher for Chile’s Catholic elites. Karadima was accused of having abused minors for years, and in 2011 a Vatican commission found him guilty of sexual abuse. He was defrocked and ordered to spend the rest of his life in prayer and penitence.
But Bishop Barros, Karadima’s protégé, was appointed to an important church position in the southern city of Osorno and assumed the role in 2015, despite allegations that he had helped Karadima hide his crimes. People in Chile were outraged and called on Pope Francis to revoke the appointment. Even Chile’s top church officials vocally opposed Barros’s promotion. But the Pope consistently defended Barros and said the accusations against him were lies.
During his recent trip to Chile in January, the Pope was met by protesters and eventually issued an apology for the damage caused by the church’s sex-abuse scandals."
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