Pope Francis' terrible confession
As he returns from a tour of Asia, the 87-year-old pontiff said that the Vatican knew… The Vatican was aware of Abbé Pierre’s behavior.
Abbé Pierre is accused of being a real sexual predator. He allegedly committed abuse for decades. “I don’t know when the Vatican found out about it. I don’t know because I wasn’t here and it didn’t occur to me to research it. But certainly, after his death, that’s for sure,” said Pope Francis, who calls the French cleric a “terrible sinner.”
When Abbé Pierre was alive, the pontiff from Argentina does not know if Rome had already heard of his actions. He recalls that abuse, particularly against children, constitutes “a crime” that he does not want to hide, reports the Belgian media 7sur7. The Pope, implicitly, calls on the French Church and Emmaüs to analyze their archives and shed light on what can be shed about Abbé Pierre's behavior.
(MH with AsD - Source: 7sur7 - Illustration: Unsplash)