Pope Francis has denied
covering up sex abuse by former Washington Archbishop Theodore
McCarrick.
Former Washington envoy Carlo Maria Viganò said he reported
the abuse to the pope in 2013 but nothing was done.
"Read carefully and come to your own opinion, the statement
speaks for itself," Francis told reporters on the plane back
from Ireland, where he said the Church had "failed" on abuse and
met victims.
"I will not say a word on this," Francis said referring to
the charges in Viganò's letter.
"I think the statement speaks for itself and you have enough
journalistic capacity to to come to your own conclusions."
In the latter, Viganò called on the pope to step down.
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