But Mr. Figari lives in Rome, where the Vatican told him not to return to Peru and instructed Sodalitium to foot the bill for his living expenses abroad. Francis recently placed a Colombian cardinal in charge of Sodalitium, but did not distance himself from the group during this trip. Instead, he shared a stage with a Sodalite archbishop, José Antonio Eguren, who introduced the pope at an event in the northern city of Trujillo. Eguren was the only Sodalite whom prosecutors declined to investigate from Day 1,” Mr. Gadea said. In his homily, he spoke of the suffering and injustice found in cities and the “temptation” of leaving or hiding.

Source: New York Times January 21, 2018 22:54 UTC