From Vatican finances to marriage and the family, Pope Francis has indicated a willingness for change and reform. But on child abuse, there is a lack of progress, as events in Chile reveal
last week, with the Synod on the Family under way in Rome, Pope Francis in his weekly audience at St Peter’s gave an enigmatic apology: “I would like to ask for forgiveness in the name of the Church for the scandals that have happened in this last period both in Rome and at the Vatican. I ask for your forgiveness.”Francis gave no specifics on the apology. The Vatican press office declined to provide details. But the Pope’s reiteration – “I ask for your forgiveness” – came soon after he waded into one of the worst scandals in the history of
22 October 2015, The Tablet
Saying sorry is not enough
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