Critics say Pope Francis needs to walk the walk after too many words on global Catholic child abuse scandal

By Joanne McCarthy
Updated August 21 2018 - 8:46pm, first published 4:00pm
Action: Pope Francis has been accused of talking but not acting in response to the global Catholic Church child sexual abuse scandal.
Action: Pope Francis has been accused of talking but not acting in response to the global Catholic Church child sexual abuse scandal.

POPE Francis’ vow to break the Catholic Church’s cover-up culture in a letter to “the people of God” after a damning American child sexual abuse report has been criticised after eight months of silence following release of the Australian child abuse royal commission final report.

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