BOSTON (MA)
Boston Herald
November 26, 2018
By Sean Philip Cotter
Cardinal refutes speculation of Vatican snub after being left off panel
Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley says he remains as close to Pope Francis and involved in fighting against sex crimes in the church as ever, pushing back on speculation that followed his being left off of the organizing committee for a summit aimed at preventing abuse.
O’Malley told the Herald he retains the trust of the pope, who has kept O’Malley leading the Vatican advisory commission of the sex abuse of minors.
“I’m still on the commission, and I’m still one of his advisers — I’m going next month for another meeting,” O’Malley said of the pope.
The cardinal, who’s the archbishop of Boston, said the fact he’s not on the summit committee is simply a case of logistics.
“We still have the commission,” O’Malley said following an event in Malden. “The point-person of the group is a member of our commission — Father Zollner, who lives in Rome , and so they need someone there who will be able to organize it and pull it off.”
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