Pope Francis, who is on a visit to Portugal, slammed the members of the country’s Church institutions for their lethargic response to decades-long ignored sexual scandal, which he said tarnished the reputation of the Catholic Church and drove the believers away.

Pope Francis slams clergy sex scandal in Portugal, meets with survivors  

91-year-old Theodore McCarrick, a former US cardinal has been charged with sexually abusing a teenage boy, making him the highest-ranking Roman Catholic official to face criminal charges in the scandal surrounding clergy abuse.

Defrocked US cardinal charged with sexual abuse

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Pope Francis slams clergy sex scandal in Portugal, meets with survivors

Defrocked US cardinal charged with sexual abuse