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>>Victims of Karadima lead velatón in the Cathedral of Santiago for thousands of sexual abuse victims
January 14, 2018
[Note: Includes video of speech by Juan Carlos Cruz Chellew.]
Exigen la salida del obispo de Osorno, Juan Barros.
Más de veinte de personas del grupo de laicos de Osorno realizaron una velatón en el frontis de la Catedral de Santiago durante la madrugada, con el fin de exigir la salida del obispo de la ciudad Juan Barros, a quien se le sindica como encubridor de los abusos sexuales cometidos por Fernando Karadima.
La protesta se da sólo 48 horas antes antes del arribo del Papa Francisco a Chile, quien ha sido criticado por el nombramiento de Barros.
La manifestación estuvo liderada por Juan Carlos Cruz Chellew, José Andrés Murillo, Peter Sanders, Anne Barrett Doyle, Timothy y amigos de la Parole Libérée. Todos ellos, representando a más de 10 mil víctimas de abusos por parte del clero al rededor del mundo.
[Google Translation: They demand the departure of the Bishop of Osorno, Juan Barros.
More than twenty people from the group of laity from Osorno made a velatón at the front of the Cathedral of Santiago during the early hours of the morning, in order to demand the departure of the bishop of the city Juan Barros , who is accused of hiding the sexual abuse committed by Fernando Karadima.
The protest occurs only 48 hours before the arrival of Pope Francis in Chile, who has been criticized for the appointment of Barros.
The demonstration was led by Juan Carlos Cruz Chellew, Jose Andres Murillo, Peter Sanders, Anne Barrett Doyle, Timothy and friends of Parole Libérée. All of them, representing more than 10 thousand victims of abuses by clergy around the world
The morning of this Sunday also, dozens of Santiaguinos joined the lay people of Osorno in the demonstrations against Barros, Karadima and Ricardo Ezzati.
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