Francis expresses pain and shame for sex abuse by Chile's Catholic clergy

Wednesday, January 17th 2018 - 07:13 UTC

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On his first full day in Chile on Tuesday Pope Francis immediately confronted the issue of sex abuse by the country's Catholic clergy, apologized and said he felt ashamed -- just hours after several Chilean churches were reportedly firebombed. Read full article

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Enrique Massot
It is no doubt a good thing that Chileans insist that the Catholic Church goes beyond token measures and fully confronts its demons. While united by a religious belief, the institution is nonetheless made up of human beings who carry their own flaws, including deviated sexual inclinations. The time may have also come for a revision of priests and nuns celibacy rule, which never made much sense but appears decidedly counterproductive today.
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