The Pope and Credibility

By James Freeman
Wall Street Journal
August 28, 2018

https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-pope-and-credibility-1535485325

What does a good shepherd owe to his flock?

Pope Francis doesn’t have to run for re-election and the world’s Catholics cannot choose to recall him from office. But given a detailed public allegation last weekend from an archbishop in the church that the Pope ignored evidence of sexual abuse by a cardinal, the spiritual leader of more than one billion people perhaps owes his flock at least an explanation. So far, they’re still waiting for one.