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| Pope Francis Live Updates: Call for Pontiff’s Resignation Further Clouds Ireland Visit | Pope Francis Live Updates: Call for Pontiff’s Resignation Further Clouds Ireland Visit |
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| Right Now: The pope is in Knock, Ireland, and has asked for “the Lord’s forgiveness” for the church’s history of abuse. | Right Now: The pope is in Knock, Ireland, and has asked for “the Lord’s forgiveness” for the church’s history of abuse. |
| On the second day of a difficult mission to win back the confidence of Irish Catholics, Pope Francis awoke on Sunday to a bombshell attack from within his own citadel. | On the second day of a difficult mission to win back the confidence of Irish Catholics, Pope Francis awoke on Sunday to a bombshell attack from within his own citadel. |
| A former top-ranking Vatican official released a 7,000-word letter asserting that the pontiff had known about the abuses of a now-disgraced American prelate, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, years before they became public. | A former top-ranking Vatican official released a 7,000-word letter asserting that the pontiff had known about the abuses of a now-disgraced American prelate, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, years before they became public. |
| The official, Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, a conservative critic of Francis and a former apostolic nuncio to the United States, claimed that the pope had failed to punish Cardinal McCarrick, who was suspended in June following allegations that he had coerced seminarians into sexual relationships. He was also found to have abused a teenage altar boy 47 years ago, when he was a priest in New York. | |
| In the letter, published on Saturday in Italian by The National Catholic Register and in English by LifeSiteNews, both critical of Francis, the archbishop called on the pope to resign. | |
| “In this extremely dramatic moment for the universal Church,” the archbishop wrote, “he must acknowledge his mistakes and, in keeping with the proclaimed principle of zero tolerance, Pope Francis must be the first to set an example for cardinals and bishops who covered up McCarrick’s abuses and resign with all of them.” | “In this extremely dramatic moment for the universal Church,” the archbishop wrote, “he must acknowledge his mistakes and, in keeping with the proclaimed principle of zero tolerance, Pope Francis must be the first to set an example for cardinals and bishops who covered up McCarrick’s abuses and resign with all of them.” |
| The Vatican did not immediately respond on Sunday to a request for comment. | The Vatican did not immediately respond on Sunday to a request for comment. |
| The archbishop’s startling accusation will not come as a complete surprise to Vatican watchers, since he is part of a conservative camp that blames liberals, like the pope, for allowing homosexuality in the church. But it further complicates Francis’ efforts to convince Irish Catholics that the church is ready to confront its legacy of concealing sexual abuse. | The archbishop’s startling accusation will not come as a complete surprise to Vatican watchers, since he is part of a conservative camp that blames liberals, like the pope, for allowing homosexuality in the church. But it further complicates Francis’ efforts to convince Irish Catholics that the church is ready to confront its legacy of concealing sexual abuse. |
| • After the pope’s meeting with survivors of abuse on Saturday, Francis prayed at the revered shrine in the village of Knock on Sunday. | • After the pope’s meeting with survivors of abuse on Saturday, Francis prayed at the revered shrine in the village of Knock on Sunday. |
| • There, he addressed the issue of child sexual abuse by members of the Catholic Church, begging forgiveness for “the scandal and betrayal.” | • There, he addressed the issue of child sexual abuse by members of the Catholic Church, begging forgiveness for “the scandal and betrayal.” |
| • Vigils were expected across the country, including one in Tuam, where the remains of hundreds of children were found buried in an abandoned septic system of a Catholic-run home for unmarried mothers. | • Vigils were expected across the country, including one in Tuam, where the remains of hundreds of children were found buried in an abandoned septic system of a Catholic-run home for unmarried mothers. |
| • The New York Times will have live coverage of the pope’s visit to Ireland. Here are highlights from Saturday. | |
| Francis headed on Sunday to the tiny, hilly village of Knock, home to fewer than 1,000 people. Knock has served as an engine of faith for the Catholic Church since 1879, when a group of townspeople reported seeing apparitions of the Virgin Mary and other members of the Holy Family. | Francis headed on Sunday to the tiny, hilly village of Knock, home to fewer than 1,000 people. Knock has served as an engine of faith for the Catholic Church since 1879, when a group of townspeople reported seeing apparitions of the Virgin Mary and other members of the Holy Family. |
| Some 45,000 of Catholic pilgrims made their way here on Sunday, through heavy traffic and pouring rain. It is telling that Francis used his time here to beg for God’s forgiveness. | |
| Under drizzly, misty skies and the soothing sounds of “Ave Maria,” silent onlookers surrounded the Knock Shrine, which went into lockdown at 9:20 a.m., a few minutes before the plane carrying Francis touched down at Ireland West Airport. | |
| “The pope has arrived,” the choir announced, as a screen showed his descent from the plane. Audience members cheered, clapped and said, “God bless him.” | |
| At the shrine, the pope declared: “None of us can fail to be moved by the stories of young people who suffered abuse, were robbed of their innocence, who were taken from their mothers, and left scarred by painful memories.” | At the shrine, the pope declared: “None of us can fail to be moved by the stories of young people who suffered abuse, were robbed of their innocence, who were taken from their mothers, and left scarred by painful memories.” |
| “This open wound challenges us to be firm and decisive in the pursuit of truth and justice. I beg the Lord’s forgiveness for these sins and for the scandal and betrayal felt by so many others in God’s family.” | “This open wound challenges us to be firm and decisive in the pursuit of truth and justice. I beg the Lord’s forgiveness for these sins and for the scandal and betrayal felt by so many others in God’s family.” |
| Francis prayed at the shrine, asking the Virgin Mary to heal those who have been abused. | Francis prayed at the shrine, asking the Virgin Mary to heal those who have been abused. |
| John Paul II also prayed here on the last papal visit to Ireland, in 1979. After that visit, the local priest, Msgr. James Horan, drew widespread mockery for vowing to build an airport in the tiny village. | John Paul II also prayed here on the last papal visit to Ireland, in 1979. After that visit, the local priest, Msgr. James Horan, drew widespread mockery for vowing to build an airport in the tiny village. |
| “Now don’t tell anybody,” he told a television crew. “We’ve no money, but we’re hoping to get it next week or the week after.” | |
| The airport was competed in 1986; in its way, it became a symbol of the power of the Catholic church. | |
| The village had prepared feverishly for this papal visit. More than 50,000 flowers were planted, buildings along the main road were repainted, and every bed-and-breakfast in town — including those called the Lamb of God, Divine Mercy and the House of Eden — had been fully booked by Friday. | |
| “It was very emotional when we saw the pope in 1979,” said Tina Stenson-Cunningham, 63, holding a railing by the road where the Popemobile was expected to pass. “But now we’ve experienced more of life, it’s more meaningful, more spiritual,” she said. | |
| — Iliana Magra and Jason Horowitz | — Iliana Magra and Jason Horowitz |
| On Saturday, in a 90-minute meeting with survivors, the pontiff forcefully expressed his disgust with the church’s history of sexual abuse, condemning “corruption and cover up within the church as ‘caca,’” using a Spanish word for excrement. | On Saturday, in a 90-minute meeting with survivors, the pontiff forcefully expressed his disgust with the church’s history of sexual abuse, condemning “corruption and cover up within the church as ‘caca,’” using a Spanish word for excrement. |
| But his efforts, wrapped in the pomp and celebrity of a two-day visit, left some of his Irish audience cold. | But his efforts, wrapped in the pomp and celebrity of a two-day visit, left some of his Irish audience cold. |
| “Usually, when someone comes to visit, you get to know them better,” Fintan O’Toole wrote in The Irish Times. “How can someone have such a warm and human touch on one hand and be so terribly out of touch on the other?” | |
| Ireland has transformed itself over the past decade, throwing off the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church in a series of momentous steps following revelations not just of clerical sexual abuse, but also of the virtual enslavement of unwed mothers in so-called Magdalene laundries and other grim church-run institutions, and forced the adoptions of many of the children. | Ireland has transformed itself over the past decade, throwing off the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church in a series of momentous steps following revelations not just of clerical sexual abuse, but also of the virtual enslavement of unwed mothers in so-called Magdalene laundries and other grim church-run institutions, and forced the adoptions of many of the children. |
| Same-sex marriage was approved in Ireland in 2015, one of the world’s most restrictive abortion laws was scrapped there in May, and the pope was welcomed on Saturday by the country’s first gay prime minister. | Same-sex marriage was approved in Ireland in 2015, one of the world’s most restrictive abortion laws was scrapped there in May, and the pope was welcomed on Saturday by the country’s first gay prime minister. |
| Some have called for new zero-tolerance procedures, like the creation of a tribunal first recommended in 2015 to judge bishops who do not appropriately handle accusations of sexual abuse. | Some have called for new zero-tolerance procedures, like the creation of a tribunal first recommended in 2015 to judge bishops who do not appropriately handle accusations of sexual abuse. |
| Francis told abuse survivors on Saturday that he was not planning to create such a tribunal or to introduce any new measures, said Marie Collins, a former member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors. | |
| “The fact that there’s nothing being planned or brought in, to me, is disappointing,” she told The National Catholic Reporter. | “The fact that there’s nothing being planned or brought in, to me, is disappointing,” she told The National Catholic Reporter. |
| She was among the abuse survivors who met with Francis on Saturday. Afterward, some delivered letters delivered to the pope. One was a plea on behalf of 100,000 single mothers who were separated from their babies by the Catholic authorities. | |
| The letter asked Francis to publicly clarify that “there is no sin in reunion” between those children and their biological mothers, now “elderly and dying.” | |
| — Jason Horowitz | — Jason Horowitz |
| The pope’s visit to Knock offers countless reminders that for all the changes in Ireland, Catholicism remains deeply rooted in the country. Among them is the Angelus prayer — a Catholic devotion commemorating the Incarnation — which is broadcast twice each day by Ireland’s public broadcaster, RTE. | The pope’s visit to Knock offers countless reminders that for all the changes in Ireland, Catholicism remains deeply rooted in the country. Among them is the Angelus prayer — a Catholic devotion commemorating the Incarnation — which is broadcast twice each day by Ireland’s public broadcaster, RTE. |
| Until the 1970s, the Irish Constitution recognized “the special position” of the Roman Catholic Church, and even now the Constitution says, “The state acknowledges that the homage of public worship is due to Almighty God.” | Until the 1970s, the Irish Constitution recognized “the special position” of the Roman Catholic Church, and even now the Constitution says, “The state acknowledges that the homage of public worship is due to Almighty God.” |
| Most schools in Ireland are government-funded but privately run, and in most cases that means run by the church. More than 90 percent of primary schools are Catholic. | Most schools in Ireland are government-funded but privately run, and in most cases that means run by the church. More than 90 percent of primary schools are Catholic. |
| Church schools are permitted to give preference in admissions to Catholic children, which has prompted some non-Catholic parents to have their children baptized into the church. | Church schools are permitted to give preference in admissions to Catholic children, which has prompted some non-Catholic parents to have their children baptized into the church. |
| The archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin, has long pushed for the church to divest itself of many of its schools, but the religious orders that control them have resisted. | The archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin, has long pushed for the church to divest itself of many of its schools, but the religious orders that control them have resisted. |
| Ireland’s 2016 census found that 78 percent of residents considered themselves Roman Catholic — down from 94 percent in 1971, comparable to the level of Catholic identification in Italy and higher than the levels found in Spain and France. | Ireland’s 2016 census found that 78 percent of residents considered themselves Roman Catholic — down from 94 percent in 1971, comparable to the level of Catholic identification in Italy and higher than the levels found in Spain and France. |
| — Richard Pérez-Peña | — Richard Pérez-Peña |
| Aerial footage so far has shown fewer people than expected on the streets to greet Francis as he has made his way around in his Popemobile, for example, to St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral from Dublin Castle on Saturday. | Aerial footage so far has shown fewer people than expected on the streets to greet Francis as he has made his way around in his Popemobile, for example, to St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral from Dublin Castle on Saturday. |
| Television footage showed throngs of fans at street corners, but crowds quickly turned into single files alongside the road, cheering as the pope approached. | Television footage showed throngs of fans at street corners, but crowds quickly turned into single files alongside the road, cheering as the pope approached. |
| Fewer than 600,000 are expected to attend the open-air Mass on Sunday, less than half the number that turned out to watch John Paul II in 1979, when about 1.25 million gathered. | |
| It was unclear whether a protest called “Say Nope to the Pope,” which encouraged people to snap up free tickets and then skip the events, was having an effect. | It was unclear whether a protest called “Say Nope to the Pope,” which encouraged people to snap up free tickets and then skip the events, was having an effect. |
| — Kimiko de Freytas-Tamura | — Kimiko de Freytas-Tamura |
| Matt Talbot died in obscurity 93 years ago, having drawn little attention after living a quiet existence of modest means and hard labor. But on Saturday, the leader of the world’s Catholics stopped at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Dublin to pray before relics of Talbot, who is far better known in death than he was in life. | Matt Talbot died in obscurity 93 years ago, having drawn little attention after living a quiet existence of modest means and hard labor. But on Saturday, the leader of the world’s Catholics stopped at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Dublin to pray before relics of Talbot, who is far better known in death than he was in life. |
| Talbot, an alcoholic Dubliner known as the Holy Drinker, overcame his addiction with the help of a priest and became deeply religious. His story spread rapidly after his death. Substance abuse clinics around the world are named for him, as is a bridge in Dublin with a statue of him nearby. | |
| Already an unofficial patron saint to those struggling to stay sober, he may be granted official status. The church gave him the title “venerated” in the 1970s, a step toward canonization. | Already an unofficial patron saint to those struggling to stay sober, he may be granted official status. The church gave him the title “venerated” in the 1970s, a step toward canonization. |
| One of 12 children born to a poor family, with a father who was a violent alcoholic, Talbot began drinking heavily at age 12 and became so addicted that he once pawned his boots to buy a pint at a pub. At 27, he swore never to touch alcohol again — a vow he kept until his death, 42 years later. | One of 12 children born to a poor family, with a father who was a violent alcoholic, Talbot began drinking heavily at age 12 and became so addicted that he once pawned his boots to buy a pint at a pub. At 27, he swore never to touch alcohol again — a vow he kept until his death, 42 years later. |
| “Never go too hard on the man who can’t give up drink,” he is quoted as having said. “It is as hard to give up drink as it is to raise the dead to life again.” | “Never go too hard on the man who can’t give up drink,” he is quoted as having said. “It is as hard to give up drink as it is to raise the dead to life again.” |
| — Kimiko de Freytas-Tamura | — Kimiko de Freytas-Tamura |