Pope Francis has not avoided the pedophilia issue within the church. He discharged a Cardinal (click here)over sexual misconduct as he should. It wasn't even pedophilia, it was sexual misconduct.
The Catholic Church is a global institution. It is ungainly and the Pope has to consider many issues within the cultures the church finds itself. Pope Francis called a recent summit for the church to address the issues of pedophilia. That is not a minor effort. Those attending the summit didn't satisfy the public in it's resolutions. I am sure Pope Francis will continue to press the leadership of the church to address these issues. Pope Francis is not turning away from any problem.
Pope Francis is not making excuses about anything. He is holding council in regard to these issues and he is moving through them. He is a great Pope. There will be a conclusion. This is a decades long problem and it doesn't resolve overnight.
March 31, 2019
By Casey Michel
President Donald Trump’s plans (click here) for a border wall has attracted plenty of criticism, but it may have just received its most high-profile critic yet.
In an interview with the Spanish outlet La Sexta, Pope Francis called out the president’s plans, saying that the U.S. would end up as a “prisoner” itself.
“He who raises a wall ends up a prisoner of the wall he erected… If you raise a wall between people, you end up a prisoner of that wall that you raised,” the pope said....
