Pope Francis hasn’t done anything unusual or unexpected in regard to clergy sex abuse

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Posted by David Clohessy on April 02, 2013

“He’s done something unusual/unexpected practically every day.” That’s how an anonymous but high ranking Vatican official describes Pope Francis.

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Except, however, in clergy sex abuse and cover up cases. So far in that arena, tragically, we see no changes whatsoever.

Pope Francis is being proclaimed as a master of the touching and unexpected gesture. He’s known for his simple lifestyle, and his openness and willingness to meet with “regular” people by doing things like taking the bus to work.

But the sole gesture he’s made regarding the church’s central crisis has been a hurtful one: meeting with disgraced Cardinal Bernard Law.

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