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In a letter to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Pope Francis on Thursday urged bishops to show unity that allowed them to cope with the crisis caused by the scandals of the United States. badual abuse that decimated the credibility of the Catholic Church.
"The credibility of the Church has been seriously weakened and diminished by these sins and crimes, but even more so by the efforts made" The Pontiff stresses that the Catholic community of the country has been "shaken" and that "the God's faithful people and the mission of the Church continue to suffer tremendously as a result of abuse of power and conscience and abuse ""
"We know that sins and crimes have been committed as well as their repercussions at the ecclesial, social and cultural levels. "
Jorge Bergoglio stated that the situation was a source of" great perplexity, preoccupation and confusion "among the faithful and, consequently, , Bishops have the responsibility to find a "renewed and resolute approach" within the Church.
"Injury in credibility requires a special approach because it is not resolved by voluntary decrees, nor simp by creating new commissions or improving working hours, as if we were running a human resources agency, "he explained.
According to the Holy Father, "this vision ends up reducing the mission of the pastor and the Church to a mere administrative task in the enterprise of evangelization". "Let's be clear, many of these things are necessary, but not enough."
He also argued that the priority "is to fight the culture of abuse, loss of credibility and discredit".
The letter expresses the pope's concern over proposals to combat badual abuse of the clergy. With this, Francis asks American bishops to badume a "new presence" in the world.
The head of the Catholic Church will meet with Catholic bishops from around the world next month to discuss measures to protect minors. In preparation for the meeting, since Wednesday (2), religious attend a retreat near Chicago to pray and reflect.
In September 2018, the pontiff received bishops from the United States to discuss pedophilia-related scandals in the country and accusations of a former nuncio in Washington against Francis. The meeting was held following the release of a report from the Pennsylvania Attorney General that quotes about 300 members of the Catholic Church involved in badual abuse committed against more than 1,000 victims over the course of 70 years. last years. In addition, in December, nearly 700 religious in Illinois were also charged with pedophilia.
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