Pope’s initial blind spot on sex abuse threatens legacy

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Thu, 27 Dec 2018 05:28:55 +0000

Pope's initial blind spot on sex abuse threatens legacy

It has been a wretched year for Pope Francis, whose blind spot on clergy sex abuse conspired with events beyond his control to threaten his legacy.

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Pope assails ‘human greed’

Credit to Author: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE| Date: Tue, 25 Dec 2018 16:15:16 +0000

BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Territories: Pope Francis assailed the “insatiable greed” of today’s consumerism at the Vatican and pilgrims crowded into the church at the traditional site of Jesus’s birth in Bethlehem…READ

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Pope urges more ‘sharing and giving’ in Christmas mass

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2018 22:15:13 +0000

Pope Francis kisses a figurine of baby Jesus during a mass on Christmas eve on December 24, 2018 at St Peter's basilica in the Vatican. (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP)

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis on Monday assailed the “insatiable greed” of today’s consumerism, calling on people in his Christmas homily to make “sharing and giving” more a part of their lives. “Mankind became greedy and voracious,” the leader of the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics said in an address to thousands of followers in Saint […]

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Vatican committee: Church credibility at risk over sex abuse

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2018 13:59:01 +0000

Vatican committee: Church credibility at risk over sex abuse

Organizers of an upcoming Vatican summit on sex abuse prevention are warning that credibility of the Catholic Church is in jeopardy over the abuse scandal.

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Pope Francis warns against nationalism, xenophobia

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2018 13:11:31 +0000

Pope Francis warns against nationalism, xenophobia

Pope Francis has warned politicians of the dangers of exploiting nationalism and fear of foreigners in a message released Tuesday.

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Pope to politicians: Unacceptable to blame migrants for evil

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2018 12:44:14 +0000

Pope to politicians: Unacceptable to blame migrants for evil

Pope Francis issued his annual peace message and said political speeches that berate migrants and the poor are “unacceptable.”

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