VATICAN CITY
Catholic Courier
05.10.2018
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The bishops of Chile will be at the Vatican May 14-17 for meetings with Pope Francis to discuss their handling of clerical sex abuse allegations and, as Pope Francis had said, “to repair the scandal as much as possible and re-establish justice.”
The pope called all the active bishops of the country to the meeting, but also invited retired bishops. However, the Chilean media have reported that Cardinal Francisco Javier Errazuriz Ossa, retired archbishop of Santiago and a member of Pope Francis’ international Council of Cardinals, will not attend.
The three Chilean abuse survivors who met Pope Francis at the Vatican April 27-29 accused the cardinal of covering up the abuse committed by Father Fernando Karadima, who in 2011 was found guilty by a Vatican tribunal and sentenced to a life of prayer and penance. The survivors also claimed the cardinal was an active participant in campaigns to cast doubts on their honesty and their motives in coming forward.
A statement published by the Chilean bishops’ conference May 10 confirmed the dates of the Vatican meeting, but did not provide details about how many of the bishops would participate.
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