Pope Francis and the Catholic Church are under increasing pressure for their woefully inadequate handling of sexual abuse by priests, and their many failures in trying to keep the abuses secret within the church.
This is happening in many countries around the world, and has been highlighted as an insidious problem locally as well. It seems to be a systemic problem within the Catholic Church.
A recent damning report in the US has prompted action there – Stirred by Sexual Abuse Report, States Take On Catholic Church
https://yournz.org/2018/09/08/catholic-church-abuses-under-increasing-scrutiny-internationally-and-locally/
https://yournz.org/2018/09/08/catholic-church-abuses-under-increasing-scrutiny-internationally-and-locally/