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SNAP FACT SHEET ON COMPLICIT NON-VOTING CARDINALS
Posted by Barbara Dorris on March 04, 2013
We urge Catholic officials to make real – not symbolic – reforms that protect children and expose wrongdoing. At the same time, however, sometimes even a small gesture can bring some healing to suffering victims and betrayed Catholics. And sometimes, when wrongdoers experience even slight consequences, it can help deter future wrongdoing
In that light, many have questioned whether clearly complicit church officials like Cardinal Brady and Cardinal Mahony should be asked to stay home or voluntarily stay home. (We are grateful that Cardinal O’Brien has opted to recuse himself from the conclave.)
But there’s another set of prelates who are also in Rome this week. They won’t vote in the conclave. But they will take part in the secret General Congregation of Cardinals meetings. Thus they too will play a decision-making role in picking the next pope.
They are the roughly 90 Cardinals who are over the age of 80. Some of them, we strongly believe, are also compromised because they too have protected predators, endangered kids, and enabled abuse.
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