U.S. Cardinals to Have Pivotal Roles in Vatican Sex-Abuse Summit

U.S. Bishops to Have Pivotal Roles in Vatican’s Sex-Abuse Summit

Cardinal Cupich of Chicago will be on the February event’s organizing committee and a panel headed by Cardinal O’Malley of Boston will help with preparations

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The Vatican revealed on Friday that two leading U.S. cardinals and advisers to the pope will play major roles at a February summit on clerical sex abuse, reflecting the prominence of the issue in the U.S. in recent years.

Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago, a prominent ally of Pope Francis, will serve on the organizing committee of the event, which is scheduled for Feb. 21-24, the Vatican said. The pope’s advisory commission on child protection, headed by Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston, will take part in preparations, it said.

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