ROME—Addressing one of the most divisive controversies of his pontificate, Pope Francis said he made “grave mistakes” in the case of a Chilean bishop accused of covering up clerical sexual abuse, whom the pontiff had long and vociferously defended, and asked “forgiveness of all those whom I offended,” including victims of the abuse. The pope, in a letter published Wednesday, said he erred because he had been misinformed. He didn’t say if he would remove the bishop, postponing resolution of the matter until at least late May.

Source: Wall Street Journal April 11, 2018 22:04 UTC