[The Wide Shot] A sex abuse story told at Saint Peter’s Basilica

‘The Pope, in my view, wanted us to see the importance of accepting vulnerability in the process of fortifying institutions like the Catholic Church’

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But a move by Pope Francis on Tuesday, October 1, shook the basilica in a way we have never seen before. Gien narrated how, in a small South African town, “a predator honed in on me, an 11-year-old child.” The priest “used praise, physical punishment, psychological manipulation, and all the other tools in his arsenal to manipulate and groom me.”

“When an institution as prominent as the Catholic Church fails to protect its most vulnerable members, it sends a message that justice and accountability are negotiable, when in reality we all know that they should be fundamental,” he said.Then, a group of cardinalsOne of the cardinals who made an apology was Cardinal Seán Patrick O’Malley, president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors.

The Pope, when it was his turn to speak, said it was he himself who wrote down the requests for forgiveness read by the cardinals, including O’Malley. He said it “is necessary to call our principal sins by first name and last name” — a nod to his religious order, the Jesuits, who always challenge people to “name your sins” to clear the way for proper discernment.

By holding the penitential service at Saint Peter’s Basilica, “we today are all like the tax collector,” having their eyes downcast and feeling ashamed of their sins. Bishops, priests, and consecrated men and women should then free up “the space occupied by presumption, hypocrisy, and pride.”

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