Key cardinal rebukes pope over abuse comment in rare move


  • World
  • Sunday, 21 Jan 2018

TRUJILLO, Peru (Reuters) - A key U.S. cardinal distanced himself on Saturday from comments by Pope Francis on sexual abuse, saying they had caused "great pain," a remarkable move pointing to divisions in the Roman Catholic Church over how to treat accusers.

The implicit public rebuke of the pope by one of his top advisers came after two days of pointed attacks from victims and their advocates, and was another setback for Francis' attempts to come to grips with sexual abuse in the Church.

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