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- Pope Francis declined to respond to explosive accusations by a former top Vatican official that the pontiff had covered up sexual abuse.
- The Pope said he would “not say one word” and asked reporters to read the documenting outlining allegations and “judge it for yourselves.”
- A former top Vatican official accused the pope of having known of allegations of sex abuse by a prominent US cardinal for years and has called on the pope to resign.
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Sunday he would not respond to explosive accusations by a former top Vatican official that the pontiff had covered up sexual abuse, saying dismissively that the document containing the allegations “speaks for itself”.
Francis, talking to reporters aboard the plane returning to Rome from Dublin, said he would “not say one word” on the 11-page document, in which the former official says Francis should resign. The pontiff said journalists should read the document carefully and decide for themselves about its credibility.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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