Archbishop Accuses Pope of Sex Abuse Cover Up, Reportedly Flees Country Citing Threats to His Life
The archbishop who exposed the pope for allegedly covering up sex abuse in the church has reportedly gone into hiding, noting that he fears his life is in danger.
As TFTP reported earlier this week, a former Vatican diplomat released a historical 11-page testament accusing the catholic church — up to and including the pope — of not only failing to act on the child abuse scandal, but also being complicit in covering it up. Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano wrote in a letter that Pope Francis knew of the allegations for years and did nothing to stop it. Now, it has been reported that Vigano has been forced into “hiding” because he is in fear of his life.
As TFTP reported, Vigano released the bombshell report accusing the pope of covering up the allegations and asked for his resignation.
“Pope Francis has repeatedly asked for total transparency in the Church. He must honestly state when he first learned about the crimes committed by McCarrick, who abused his authority with seminarians and priests. In any case, the Pope learned about it from me on June 23, 2013 and continued to cover him,” Vigano wrote.
Now, these statements appear to have gotten the retired archbishop in a world of hurt and the high-level catholic church officials may want to silence him.
More: Archbishop Accuses Pope of Sex Abuse Cover Up, Reportedly Flees Country Citing Threats to His Life
The archbishop who exposed the pope for allegedly covering up sex abuse in the church has reportedly gone into hiding, noting that he fears his life is in danger.
As TFTP reported earlier this week, a former Vatican diplomat released a historical 11-page testament accusing the catholic church — up to and including the pope — of not only failing to act on the child abuse scandal, but also being complicit in covering it up. Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano wrote in a letter that Pope Francis knew of the allegations for years and did nothing to stop it. Now, it has been reported that Vigano has been forced into “hiding” because he is in fear of his life.
As TFTP reported, Vigano released the bombshell report accusing the pope of covering up the allegations and asked for his resignation.
“Pope Francis has repeatedly asked for total transparency in the Church. He must honestly state when he first learned about the crimes committed by McCarrick, who abused his authority with seminarians and priests. In any case, the Pope learned about it from me on June 23, 2013 and continued to cover him,” Vigano wrote.
Now, these statements appear to have gotten the retired archbishop in a world of hurt and the high-level catholic church officials may want to silence him.
More: Archbishop Accuses Pope of Sex Abuse Cover Up, Reportedly Flees Country Citing Threats to His Life