Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism. This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article. Shaking mindsets about a supposedly unquestionable hierarchy, Pope Francis engages the Church in self-criticism. In the Philippines, during the papacy of Francis, a veteran investigative journalist does exactly this.
A Catholic who once desired to enter the priesthood, journalist Aries Rufo has launched an unsettling book on the sexual misconduct, political interference, and financial mismanagement by bishops and priests. These include investigative stories on the sexual indiscretions of high-profile bishops and multimillion-peso donations that remain unaccounted for.
He explains this more during his book launch on Friday, June 7, incidentally the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Of course the answer is no. As my favorite archbishop, Oscar Cruz, said, the Church has been there for two millennia. There must be something divine in it to survive that long โ which is true, actually. Go says Rufo โ as well as his news organization then, the award-winning investigative magazine Newsbreak โ encountered the same questions whenever he investigated the Catholic Church.
How else can you fix it and make it stronger and more effective in serving and ministering to the flock, but by cleansing it? Please abide by Rappler's commenting guidelines. There are no comments yet. Add your comment to start the conversation. Why is it important to subscribe? Learn more. Esmaquel II. Upgrade to listen Powered by Speechify. Add a comment. Post Comment Cancel. Sort by Newest comments Oldest comments. Summarize this article with AI. Share in Chat Share article.
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