Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati

Presence of disgraced cardinals at ordination of new bishop causes uproar in Chile
- Church in the Americas
- Jun 24, 2019
After Pope Francis accepted the resignation of one of the two newly appointed auxiliary bishops of Santiago, Chile before his episcopal ordination, the second auxiliary’s ordination, in Rome, was tainted by the presence of two disgraced former archbishops of the Chilean capital.
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Presence of disgraced bishops in Holy Week reopens Chile’s wounds
- Church in the Americas
- Apr 23, 2019
Father Eugenio de la Fuente said on Twitter that the presence of the resigned bishops at Holy Week events “hurts, disappoints [and] wounds.”
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Selling people the Vatican “gets it” on abuse a challenge right now
- News Analysis
- Mar 31, 2019
Three recent storylines on the clerical abuse crisis have made it challenging to sell people that Pope Francis and his team “get it.”
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Chile court orders Church to compensate clerical abuse victims
- Church in the Americas
- Mar 27, 2019
An appeals court in Chile Wednesday awarded three clerical abuse victims roughly $150,000 each after finding the Church guilty of covering up.
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Ezzati defends his record as he steps down as Archbishop of Santiago
- Church in the Americas
- Mar 23, 2019
Although a decision had been expected, it was still a surprise when the Vatican announced Pope Francis had accepted the resignation of Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati of Santiago, Chile, who faces allegations of having covered up cases of clerical sexual abuse.
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Pope accepts resignation of Chilean cardinal who faces abuse cover-up probe
- Global Church
- Mar 23, 2019
The resignation of Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati of Chile, who is facing an investigation by local prosecutors for allegedly covering up cases of child abuse by clergy, has been accepted by the pope.
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