Shocking stories about allegations of child abuse by Catholic clerics are piling up almost as regularly as public apologies and confessions of shame by church leaders. The latest, by Pope Francis, comes in a letter to the entire Catholic faithful worldwide, in which he admits, “We showed no care for the little ones; we abandoned them.”
23 August 2018, The Tablet
Clerical child sexual abuse: Saying sorry is not enough
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