VATICAN CITY — A prominent Nigerian nun blasted the culture of silence that has long kept clergy sexual abuse hidden in the Catholic Church, telling a Vatican summit Saturday that transparency and an admission of mistakes were needed to restore trust. “How could the clerical church have kept silent, covering these atrocities?” she asked. Saturday was dedicated to issues of transparency and breaking the code of silence that kept abuse hidden for so long. Openibo also praised “Brother Francis” for his honesty in admitting he had erred in an abuse coverup case in Chile last year. “I think that this is a time to reflect, to find more awareness on the gravity of minors’ abuse,” he said.

Source: National Post February 23, 2019 09:41 UTC