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US confidence in Pope Francis' handling of abuse scandal drops
From the article:
Confidence in Pope Francis’ handling of the child sex abuse scandal within the Catholic Church has dropped dramatically among American Catholics in recent months, according to a new survey from the Pew Research Center.
The report, released Tuesday (Oct. 2), shows that only 3 in 10 Catholic adults (31 percent) say Francis is doing an “excellent” or a “good” job addressing the ongoing child sex abuse crisis. That number is down 24 points since Pew asked the question in 2015, and 14 points from January of this year.
The report, released Tuesday (Oct. 2), shows that only 3 in 10 Catholic adults (31 percent) say Francis is doing an “excellent” or a “good” job addressing the ongoing child sex abuse crisis. That number is down 24 points since Pew asked the question in 2015, and 14 points from January of this year.
To read more:
https://religionnews.com/2018/10/02/us-confidence-in-pope-francis-handling-of-abuse-scandal-drops/
In my opinion, this is an important crossroads. The Pope, and by extension the RCC, can take steps to reform the Church, including reforming Canon Law, or it can pretend to take steps.
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