Chilean church abuse victims launch fresh attack on bishops

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

WORLD NEWS JANUARY 2, 2019 / 3:06 PM / UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO

Chilean church abuse victims launch fresh attack on bishops

Aislinn Laing
3 MIN READ

(Reuters) - Two victims of sexual abuse by a Roman Catholic Church priest in Chile launched a fresh attack on the country’s bishops on Wednesday, accusing them of failing to reform or learn from the crisis.

Juan Carlos Cruz and Jose Andres Murillo, two prominent victims of the abuse who gave evidence of their ordeal to Pope Francis in Rome, said the pontiff had also acted to slowly in handling the crisis.

Cruz said the Chilean church’s leaders, several of whom face criminal investigation for their roles in allegedly covering up abuse, had failed to follow through on their promises to institute reform.

“What we have in Chile is a veritable band of criminal bishops,” he said. “After visiting the pope, after everything that’s happened, that is happening with civil justice, they have learned nothing.”

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-church-abuse-chile/chilean-church-abuse-victims-launch-fresh-attack-on-bishops-idUSKCN1OW1HS

[Judi Lynn]

1. Very odd point of view behind the language in the Reuters article. . .

Since when has it ever seemed logical that victims are the ones who launch attacks?

Something is a little off-key in the wording. Maybe the two "victims" are also responsible for deliberately tempting the offenders to molest, defile, dishonor, terrorize them, and deeply creep them out????

I don't think so.

[GatoGordo]

2. Are you suggesting that Reuters is an unreliable source of news?

Is there a mainstream news source that you deem reliable?

I saw nothing in the news article that didn't make sense.

[Judi Lynn]

3. Give it a rest. Try to think before taking shots at posters you don't like.

You most likely are not going to get the chance you continually seek through provocation.

Most people engage their brains before writing, thank god.