VATICAN CITY
National Catholic Reporter
Joshua J. McElwee | Apr. 13, 2015
ROME Members of the Vatican commission on clergy sexual abuse say an unscheduled meeting in Rome Sunday with Cardinal Sean O’Malley made them feel heard in their concerns about the appointment of a Chilean bishop accused of covering up abuse.
O’Malley, the commission members said, promised to pass on those concerns about Bishop Juan Barros Madrid to Pope Francis in coming days.
“The meeting went very well and the cardinal is going to take our concerns to the Holy Father,” Marie Collins, a member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, told NCR early Monday morning.
“It was a very, very successful meeting, really, from our point of view,” she said.
Collins was one of four members of the Vatican commission that came to Rome Sunday for the visit, held at the Sanctae Martae hotel where Francis lives.
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