Catholic Church commentator Robert Royal says that Pope Francis's recent request that U.S. Catholic bishops meeting in Baltimore this week take no immediate additional actions to stop clergy sex abuse is head-spinning.
"The Vatican knew for months that the bishops would deal with abuse at their regular Fall gathering. The pope asked them to cancel it and hold a spiritual retreat instead until the heads of bishops' conferences from around the world meet in February," Royal writes in The Catholic
Catholic Church commentator Robert Royal says that Pope Francis's recent request that U.S. Catholic bishops meeting in Baltimore this week take no immediate additional actions to stop clergy sex abuse is head-spinning.
"The Vatican knew for months that the bishops would deal with abuse at their regular Fall gathering. The pope asked them to cancel it and hold a spiritual retreat instead until the heads of bishops' conferences from around the world meet in February," Royal writes in The Catholic…
