Francis – Clean House

The Catholic Church, especially its hierarchy, desperately needs to clean house of priests, bishops, archbishops and cardinals that have any credible charges of abuse of children or failure to manage it correctly.

Not dealing with it in a dramatic and speedy fashion will wreck the reputation of the Church and its priesthood, but equally important, will bring down the forces of politics and the law to intervene in the governance of the Church.

Only Pope Francis has the institutional authority and public support to take action. Before the latest scandal, the Pontiff’s marks for handling the sex abuse scandals, according to a March 2018 poll, had declined from 55 percent to 45 percent during the last year. They have, no doubt, dropped another 10 points the last month.

Pope Francis | Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA