CHICAGO (IL)
WLS TV
January 2, 2019
By Jessica D’Onofrio
Hundreds of Bishops from across the country will gather in north suburban Mundelein Wednesday for the start of a week-long spiritual retreat. This comes amid growing outrage over clergy sexual abuse.
Protestors are outraged over how the sex abuse scandal has been handled and they have several demands of the Catholic Church.
This demonstration also comes following the discovery of a stunning Vatican letter which blocked U.S. bishops from addressing the church’s sex-abuse scandal. Anti-clergy abuse activists say the summit will have “no credibility” if it’s led by prelates who cover-up sex crimes against children.
During Wednesday’s protest, activists will call on Pope Francis to remove Cardinal Blase Cupich from his prominent role in the upcoming February worldwide Papal Summit on Abuse.
A scathing preliminary report issued recently by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan revealed that at least 500 clerical predators were not reported by Cardinal Cupich and his fellow Illinois bishops.
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