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POPE Francis is currently gathering 200 bishops and heads of religious orders from around the world for a global summit in Rome to discuss the crisis facing the Catholic Church over sexual abuse scandals. It is likely to produce a new round of public apologies, expressions of concern for victims and pledges of reform.
But recent statements by leading bishops and the pope suggest that church officials are not ready to take an essential step in ending the scandal: providing a full and detailed accounting of their own role in concealing credible allegations of sexual abuse.
This was shown recently as yet another senior clergyman resigned over his role in covering up paedophile priests’ sexual abuse. Martin Shipperlee, abbot of Ealing Abbey, resigned after appearing before the UK independent inquiry into sexual abuse in early February. The inquiry has written to the Pope’s representative in Britain Archbishop Edward Adams requesting him to disclose details of his handling of complaints against staff in Catholic schools, but he has declined to co-operate.
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