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Why the pope's upcoming summit needs to do a full accounting of the cover-up of sexual abuse

  • Written by Timothy D. Lytton, Distinguished University Professor & Professor of Law, Georgia State University
Pope Francis sits during the traditional greetings to the Roman Curia at the Vatican in December 2018. Filippo Monteforte/Pool Photo via AP

Pope Francis is gathering 200 bishops and heads of religious orders from around the world for a global summit in Rome to discuss the crisis facing the Catholic Church over sexual abuse scandals.

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