Pope Francis defended his 2015 appointment of Chilean bishop Juan Barros Madrid, accused of covering-up sexual abuse perpetrated by a fellow priest in the 1980s and '90s, calling the charges against the prelate "calumny." Barros resigned on June 11, 2018.
June 20, 2018
Cdl. McCarrick's sexual misconduct with seminarians and priests was revealed to the public.
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