VATICAN CITY — Organizers of an upcoming Vatican summit on sex abuse prevention are warning that the credibility of the Catholic Church is in jeopardy over the abuse scandal and are urging participants to meet with victims personally before coming to Rome. In revealing the first details of the preparations for the meeting, the Vatican said the summit would focus on three main areas: responsibility, accountability, and transparency. ADVERTISEMENTThe Pope is still working to recover from his botched handling of the sex abuse scandal in the Chilean church, sparked earlier this year when he repeatedly discredited victims of a notorious Chilean predator priest. His papacy was then jolted by accusations from a retired Vatican ambassador that Pope Francis himself rehabilitated a now-disgraced American ex-cardinal accused of molesting and harassing adult seminarians. Pope Francis hasn’t responded to the allegations, though he has ordered a limited investigation into them.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 18, 2018 13:52 UTC