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The Catholic Church resists change – but Vatican II shows it's possible

  • Written by Melissa Wilde, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania

Pope Francis has asked the heads of every bishops’ conference around the world to gather for a summit in February to discuss the issue of sexual abuse in the church.

Even as the pope takes these steps, debates continue about what he knew and whether there was a better way of dealing with the perpetrators of abuse. There have been many...

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