5/24/2023 0 Comments The cardinal of the kremlin review![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In his speech today, however, Francis made no explicit reference to the dispute, nor did he mention that the commission has moved into a new office in a Roman palace, as publicized in a recent article in The New York Times. ![]() The Jesuit priest, who had been a founding member along with Cardinal Seán O’Malley, resigned citing his concerns about the commission regarding “the areas of responsibility, compliance, accountability and transparency.” The cardinal, who serves as the commission’s president and is the only remaining member of the original group still on the commission, publicly disagreed with Father Zollner’s assessment, and their open dispute has raised considerable unease among abuse survivors and in the Roman Curia. The pope met the commission while it is holding its plenary assembly in Rome (May 2 to May 6) at a time when many questions have been raised about its organization, governance and direction following the resignation at the end of March of Hans Zollner, S.J. But, he said, “now is the time to repair the damage done to previous generations and to those who continue to suffer.” “The sexual abuse of minors by clergy and its poor handling by church leaders has been one of the greatest challenges for the church in our time,” Pope Francis said in his keynote address to members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors on May 5. ![]()
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