Pope Francis and the Clergy Sex Abuse Crisis: A Critique by American Catholic Political Conservatives

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Brief Overview

This paper discusses Vatican leadership on the clergy sex abuse issue during the papacy of Pope Francis.
In the United States, recent events have led to renewed criticism of the Pope as "too liberal."
Is this argument persuasive?

Author

• Mary C. Segers, Rutgers University-Newark