An eruption of high-profile abuse cases has caused outrage and despair among Catholics and thrown a spotlight on the Holy See’s failure to resolve what is often described as the most severe crisis to hit the Church since the Reformation.
17 November 2022, The Tablet
The urgent case for action over the clerical sex abuse crisis in the Catholic Church
Is the momentum of the synodal process, and the legacy of this papacy when it comes to tackling abuse, at risk?
The Vatican has opened a preliminary investigation into Ricard, who is apparently still a member of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith.
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