SANTIAGO (CHILE)
Catholic News Service
June 8, 2018
By Jane Chambers
Teresa Correa, a mother of four and a member of the Catholic parish in the Chilean capital’s upscale Las Condes neighborhood, has lost some of her confidence in the Catholic Church.
Correa admitted to Catholic News Service in early June that the clergy sexual abuse crisis has left her and her friends wondering where the Church is headed. She said it’s “time for the laity to take the lead and help out.”
She also said it is important to be strong and brave during what is a difficult time for Catholics in Chile.
Her friend Pilar Concha, a mother of six, agreed.
“My children are between 15 to 6 years old,” she told Catholic News Service. “They see what is going on in the press. When we eat together in the evening, they talk to me about it, especially the older ones. They say, ‘Mummy, did you see what happened in such and such place with that bishop? Did you hear what the pope said?’”
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