Pope Francis has admitted he made “grave errors” in judgment in Chile’s sex abuse scandal and invited the victims he had discredited to Rome to beg their forgiveness. Francis had strongly defended the bishop during his January visit to Chile despite accusations by victims that Barros had witnessed and ignored their abuse. After causing an outcry, Francis sent the Vatican’s most respected sex abuse investigator, Archbishop Charles Scicluna, to look into the scandal. In his letter, Francis thanked the 64 people who testified and had the courage to bare the “wounds of their souls” for the sake of truth. They said they would continue fighting for reparation and forgiveness “until zero tolerance about abuse and cover-up in the church becomes a reality”.

Source: Hindustan Times April 12, 2018 06:11 UTC