Chile: Amid Resignations of Entire Episcopate, Bishop Goic Suspends 20% of Clergy

Vatican Insider, Andrea Tornielli: This yet another striking case helps to understand the reach of the phenomenon, which has become “a system”, and at the same time, tells of the shepherds’ inability to take adequate measures to combat it. It is a case that confirms the dramatic situation in which the Chilean Church has collapsed, whose episcopate in recent days has presented en bloc their resignation to Pope Francis so that he might be free to proceed as he best believes in renewing the hierarchies of the country.  Report is here.