VATICAN CITY/DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Hong Kong Standard
Pope Francis came under fire from victim groups following news that he had quietly sacked the Vatican’s envoy to the Dominican Republic over allegations of pedophilia.
“Like all of his predecessors, Pope Francis is acting belatedly, secretively and recklessly,” said Barbara Dorris, outreach director for the US-based Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests.
“Catholic officials act only when forced to do so by media pressure,” she said in a statement received by AFP.
“When they do act, they act secretively – in this case, by not disclosing the allegations, the suspension or the reason for the suspension.”
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