CHILE
Church Militant

[with video]

by Christine Niles • October 12, 2015

OSORNO, Chile, October 12, 2015 (ChurchMilitant.com) – There’s been an uproar in Chile ever since Pope Francis called critics of a controversial Chilean bishop “dumb.”

Bishop Juan Barros Madrid, appointed by Pope Francis early this year to head the diocese of Osorno, Chile, has been dogged by controversy for allegedly covering up sex abuse by priest-friend Francisco Karadima 20 years ago.

Madrid has repeatedly denied the charges, and Pope Francis came to his defense back in May when he called the protestors in Osorno “dumb” and “led by the nose by the leftists who orchestrated all of this.”

The video was obtained by a Chilean TV station and aired on October 2, and has since caused public outcry by victims of Fr. Karadima, who are now doubting the Holy Father’s commitment to eradicating sex abuse in the…