Eighteen days after the death of Pope Francis, the Catholic Church finally has its new pontiff. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, 69 and originally from Chicago, has participated for a long time in Peru, where it was the Archbishop-Obispo Emeritus of Chiclayo.
But just chosen, Pope Leo XIV is already talking about him for his management of two cases of sexual abuse. One in his former Augustinian province of Chicago, the second in his former Diocese of Chiclayo. We explain this controversy that has expanded since last night.
A controversial mandate in Chiclayo
Before the election of May 8, the questions about the knowledge and management of two cases of sexual abuse already floated in the cardinal, as confirmed by the report of the Cardinals College.
In 2000, Robert Francis Prévost would have authorized a priest declared guilty of sexual abuse in minors of staying in “an Augustinian priororate near a primary school.” The latter would have been fired from …