It must be said bluntly: Rather than protecting their victims, Pope Francis is protecting Catholic priests who have been accused of sexual abuse.
The Pope Is Turning a Blind Eye to Abuse
The Pope Was Mistaken
“I was abused when I was in school,” Juan Carlos Cruz, a Chilean journalist, told me in a recent interview.
10 Seconds With Pope Francis
VATICAN CITY — If you had 10 seconds with Pope Francis, what would you tell him? In the past, I’ve wondered what I would say. Now I know.
If I Could Interview the Pope …
What journalist wouldn’t want to interview Pope Francis? Few people are more intriguing than the spiritual leader of the world’s more than 1.2 billion Roman Catholics. But getting a few minutes of face time with him is no easy task.
A Sinner Pope
“I am a sinner.” That’s how Pope Francis described himself in a 2013 interview with the Jesuit magazine La Civilitá Cattolica. This admission — the notion that he is just like the rest of us — is one of the primary reasons that people, whether they are religious or not, like Francis.
SAINT ACCOMPLICE
The recent canonization of Pope John Paul II was an insult to the countless people who have been sexually abused …
Keep the Pope, Lose the Dogma
Pope Francis must be one of the most loved people on the planet: He invites children to join him onstage, …
LESSONS FROM A LIBERATOR AND A ZEALOT
Today, at a time when the world sorely needs great leaders, the accomplishments of history’s famous visionaries seem much more …