US priest: ‘strong protest’ may move Pope Francis to deal with abuse crisis

WASHINGTON, D.C., November 20, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – A prominent priest of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., has criticized Pope Francis’ decision to suppress any vote or action on the abuse scandals by the U.S. bishops. In his Nov. 16 blog piece titled The Pope Owns This, published by The National Catholic Register, Msgr. Charles Pope writes about the concerns of many of his fellow priests and lay people regarding the annual fall assembly of the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops (USCCB) which concluded last week in Baltimore. -- More...