Pope sacks cardinal in charge of sex abuse cases, a conservative critic

Rome: Pope Francis has sacked the head of the Vatican office that handles sex abuse cases, just days after he released Australian cardinal George Pell to return home to face charges of historical sexuael assult.

• Nicole Winfield
• The Canberra Times
• AP, Reuters, New York Times

The developments underscored how the Catholic Church’s sex abuse crisis had caught up with Francis, threatening to tarnish his legacy.

Francis on Saturday declined to renew the mandate of Germa cardinal…

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