Pope Francis apologizes for remarks in Chile referred to Bishop Juan Barros

Tuesday, January 23rd 2018 - 07:53 UTC

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Pope Francis has apologized for remarks he made last week in Chile defending a bishop accused of covering up sexual abuse. He said he realized his words hurt many, but repeated his belief that Chilean Bishop Juan Barros was innocent. Francis was speaking to journalists on board a plane flying back to Rome. Read full article

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chronic
Justice and compassion remain elusive in Catholicism.

And truth - lol.
Jan 23rd, 2018 - 08:06 am - Link - Report abuse -1
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Brit Bob
Reference the Falklands - Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, said in 2012 when he was archbishop of Buenos Aires that Britain had “usurped” the disputed islands from Argentina. In 2011, he said the islands were “ours,” Seriously, have you heard of a territory being usurped in the 19th century?

Falkland Islands – The Usurpation (1 pg): https://www.academia.edu/34838377/Falkland_Islands_The_Usurpation

Will apologize?
Jan 23rd, 2018 - 09:56 am - Link - Report abuse -1
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Patrick Edgar
Oh really @Chronic?? ... Where exactly to the abound and are prevalent, for example?
Jan 23rd, 2018 - 03:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Clyde15
Patrick

What does your sentence mean..Do you use a Google translator ?
Jan 23rd, 2018 - 04:55 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Patrick Edgar
Where exactly DO THEY abound and are prevalent, for example?
Jan 23rd, 2018 - 06:21 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Jack Bauer
Too little, too late. Too disconnected from reality.
Jan 23rd, 2018 - 07:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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