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What the Bishop Zanchetta case tells us about Church leadership

January 22, 2019 Christopher R. Altieri 26

The Vatican has doubled down on its insistence it never received any accusation of sexual abuse against Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta until well after Zanchetta, the former bishop of Orán, Argentina, was ensconced in a position […]

Observers remain “mystified” over Pope’s remarks on clerical sex abuse, and call for bishop accountability

January 26, 2018 Christopher R. Altieri 14

The Vatican deemed Bishop Barros’ accusers credible. Why doesn’t the Pope believe them when they say the bishop knew about their abuse? […]

The Pope’s misuse of “calumny” distracts from deeper, more troubling questions

January 23, 2018 Christopher R. Altieri 33

The problem with Pope Francis’ defense of Bishop Juan Barros is not that Francis has a poor grasp of technical legal terminology or misuses certain words, […]