IRELAND/CHILE
Irish Times

Pamela Duncan, Elaine Edwards

Sun, Sep 13, 2015

Abuse survivor Marie Collins has described as “sickening” apparent attempts to block an abuse survivor’s nomination to the Pope’s child protection commission.

Ms Collins, who is a member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, last year nominated Chilean abuse survivor Juan Carlos Cruz, to become a member.

Last week leaked emails between two senior Chilean Church members – the Archbishop of Santiago, Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati and his predecessor Cardinal Francisco Javier Errázuriz – were published by Chilean newspaper El Mostrador.

The emails appear to show that the two men lobbied to block Mr Cruz’s nomination over fears it could damage the Chilean Church.

Cardinal Ezzati has since claimed that he was quoted out of context.