Editorial: Time to welcome married priests

It’s been another scandal-ridden year for the Vatican, and June proved particularly grim. Last month, Vatican police reported they had raided an apartment owned by the Holy See and arrested an aide to one of Pope Francis’ key advisers. Reports say the police, who had been tipped off by neighbors, walked into a cocaine-fueled orgy.

Francis was enraged at the salacious report, especially since it came on the heels of news that Australian Cardinal George Pell, the third-ranking official at the Vatican, had been charged by Melbourne officials with sexual assault. While Pell strenuously denies all allegations, he is due to appear in an Australian court on July 26.

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