44,000 Catholic Women Demand Answers From Pope Francis Over Sex Abuse Crisis (HuffPo??!!)

Huffington Post ^ | 09/11/2018 | Carol Kuruvilla

[Mrs. Don-o]

More than 44,000 Catholic women have signed a letter pressing Pope Francis to explain exactly when and how he found out about sexual abuse and misconduct allegations against a high-ranking former cardinal.

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“Our hearts are broken, our faith tested, by the escalating crisis engulfing our beloved Church,” states the passionately worded letter organized by the Catholic Women’s Forum. “We are angry, betrayed and disillusioned.”

Although the Vatican has known about his allegedly abusive behavior with seminarians since at least 2000, McCarrick received clerical promotions and continued publicly representing the church, The Associated Press reports.

Soon after Vigano’s allegations came to light, Francis told reporters that he would “not say a single word” on the subject and suggested that journalists read Vigano’s claims and make up their own minds.

Thousands of Catholic women want better answers from Pope Francis.

Signers include prominent female American Catholic theologians, professors, business executives, writers and speakers.

The women’s letter has already been sent to the pope twice, through personal channels and through the apostolic nuncio in Washington, D.C. Hasson said that as long as the number of signatures continues to swell, they will continue to send it to Francis weekly.

The women’s letter reminds the pope that they “are not second-class Catholics to be brushed off while bishops and cardinals handle matters privately.”

Fifty-four percent of American Catholics are women, according to the Pew Research Center. Catholic women are more likely than men to say they attend Mass at least once a week (43 percent vs. 35 percent) and more likely to say they pray every day (67 percent vs. 49 percent).

“We are the hands, the feet, and the heart of the Church. In short, we are the Church, every bit as much as the cardinals and bishops around you.”

[Biggirl]

Amen and second it.

[Mrs. Don-o]

We will face an exacting Judgment.

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[Buckeye McFrog]

the dam has broken as to the outrage from those of us sitting in the pews.

It sure has for me. Years of sitting in the pews listening to homilies about humility, and it turns out everyone in a red hat lumped together does not yield enough humility to fill a Dixie cup.

[Shark24]

:)