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Chile: Bishops return home after mass resignation over sexual abuse cover-up
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19.05.2018
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Chile: Bishops back in Santiago after emergency Vatican meeting over sexual abuse cover-up
Chilean bishops returned to Santiago on Saturday, following meetings with the Pope in the Vatican that resulted in 34 of the country's top churchmen resigning over a sexual abuse cover-up scandal.
Bishop Carlos Pellegrini of Chillan, expressed his wish "to serve the church" and added that "the Pope must decide if he wants to continue in this milestone process and I am happy to make myself available."
Commenting on the mass resignation, Jose Andres Murillo, a victim of sexual abuse by priest Fernando Karadima, accused the bishops of covering up to protect their reputation.
"They take care of themselves, they talk, they talked and they continue to talk today with euphemisms, with strange language, they are not able to speak in a clear, honest and direct manner," Murillo said.
In the town of Osorno, several hundred gathered at San Mateo Cathedral to take part in a vigil held for sexual abuse victims and denounce the cover-up of Bishop Juan Barros.
On Friday, thirty-one serving bishops and three retired bishops signed a letter of resignation. It is not clear whether the Pope had accepted their resignations.
Chile: Bishops back in Santiago after emergency Vatican meeting over sexual abuse cover-up
Chilean bishops returned to Santiago on Saturday, following meetings with the Pope in the Vatican that resulted in 34 of the country's top churchmen resigning over a sexual abuse cover-up scandal.
Bishop Carlos Pellegrini of Chillan, expressed his wish "to serve the church" and added that "the Pope must decide if he wants to continue in this milestone process and I am happy to make myself available."
Commenting on the mass resignation, Jose Andres Murillo, a victim of sexual abuse by priest Fernando Karadima, accused the bishops of covering up to protect their reputation.
"They take care of themselves, they talk, they talked and they continue to talk today with euphemisms, with strange language, they are not able to speak in a clear, honest and direct manner," Murillo said.
In the town of Osorno, several hundred gathered at San Mateo Cathedral to take part in a vigil held for sexual abuse victims and denounce the cover-up of Bishop Juan Barros.
On Friday, thirty-one serving bishops and three retired bishops signed a letter of resignation. It is not clear whether the Pope had accepted their resignations.
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