June 15, 2023, 20:16 PM
June 15, 2023, 20:16 PM
One day before receiving the medical discharge, Pope Francis He responded to President Arce after the cases of pedophilia were known in the Bolivian Catholic Church. “I feel moved and impressed. I express the full availability of the Church to work with the Government of Bolivia to redress injusticesfaithful to the task of protecting those who are the favorites of Jesus”, says part of the letter that the Minister of the Presidency, María Nela Prada, read this Thursday.
The letter addressed to Pope Francis from the Government of Bolivia was sent on May 22, in it, the president, Luis Arce, formally requested that justice can access the archives of the Church in Bolivia and verify the complaints of abuses in the country; in addition, requested that the State be able to have access to the records of the religious who arrive in Bolivia on educational missions.
Pope Francis will be discharged this Friday, after having undergone surgery at the Gemelli hospital in Rome for an abdominal hernia on June 7, the Vatican reported today.