Among the things New York’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan would like to see Pope Francis do: “Providing ‘more precision … about putting some teeth’ into accountability for bishops who drop the ball on abuse allegations, beyond simply ‘spiritual and fraternal solutions,'” quoted from column linked below.
Getting to the crux of why Catholicism matters
The Boston Globe’s John L. Allen, Jr., associate editor for Catholic news, rounds up his notes on all things Catholic over the past week, including commentary on what Pope Francis’ recent bishop appointments might mean and a preview of an interview with New York’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan, to be published at length later, on fighting sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.
Click here to read Allen’s column.