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Thursday 22 February 2018

Vatican sex abuse investigator hospitalized in Chile Argentina:
Truckers gridlock
can rejoin the meetings Fri- traffic to protest
day," Coiro said.
Scicluna came to Chile reforms by Macri
to investigate complaints
about Bishop Juan Barros. BUENOS AIRES, Argentina
The case has dented the (AP)—Tens of thousands of
reputation of Pope Francis, Argentines joined a dem-
who sparked outrage in onstration on Wednesday
Chile during a recent visit organized by truckers and
by strongly defending Bar- other labor unions in the
ros and saying accusations first major protest so far
against him were slander. this year against President
Barros has been accused Mauricio Macri's austerity
by victims of witnessing measures. Argentines con-
and ignoring the abuse of tinue to lose purchasing
young parishioners by the power to a high inflation
Rev. Fernando Karadima, rate and many are frustrat-
who was removed from ed with layoffs, increases
ministry and sentenced to in fuel and transportation
a lifetime of "penance and costs and the slashing of
prayer" in 2010. subsidies for utilities. Macri,
Barros has denied know- a conservative, came into
ing of the abuse. Barros has power in 2015 promising to
been a bishop since 1995,
Archbishop Charles Scicluna points during a press conference prior to a meeting with people but his 2015 appointment cut government spending.
who claim to have been victims of sexual abuse by members of the Church, in Santiago, Chile, to the city of Osorno by He says the measures are
Tuesday, February 20, 2018. necessary to attract for-
(AP Photo/Luis Hidalgo) Francis caused outrage af- eign investment and boost
ter the Karadima scandal Argentina's economy. But
By PATRICIA LUNA for Scicluna's archdiocese Scicluna had been suffer- had eroded the Catholic he has faced labor un-
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — in Malta said in a brief ing abdominal pain since Church's credibility in Chile. rest. Bank workers recently
The special envoy sent by statement issued by a Chil- last week. Coiro said the He has faced protests in staged a strike to demand
Pope Francis to investigate ean hospital. pope has asked that inter- Osorno by priests and lay higher salaries amid gal-
allegations that a bishop Scicluna entered the hospi- views with witnesses con- Catholics who question loping consumer prices,
had covered up sex abuse tal Tuesday after starting his tinue Wednesday through how someone who says he and the government strug-
underwent gallbladder sur- interviews with victims and Friday as planned. For now, never saw anything suspi- gled to contain violent
gery Wednesday in Chile, others opposed to the ap- they are to be handled by cious at the parish could be protests in December over
church officials said. pointment of a bishop ac- Jordi Bertomeu, a Spanish trusted to protect Osorno's a pension overhaul that
Maltese archbishop cused of covering up for priest who has been serv- children today. “They’re triggered a general strike
Charles Scicluna was sta- the country's most notori- ing as Scicluna's translator taking things seriously when by labor unions. Before
ble and conscious after the ous pedophile priest. and notary. it comes to the abuse, the the demonstration, Macri
surgery and his hospital re- The spokesman for the Chil- "We hope that (Scicluna) cover-up and the dynam- had asked Argentines to
covery will take between ean Catholic bishop's con- recovers sooner than ex- ics that have marked the remain open to dialogue
48 and 72 hours, the curia ference, Jaime Coiro, said pected, so that at least he Karadima case.”q without “extortions.” Some
government officials have
Venezuela opposition demands fair elections accused Moyano of orga-
nizing the demonstration
because he is being inves-
CARACAS, Venezuela rigged. vowed to boycott the elec- candidates and moving tigated in a case where
(AP) — Venezuela's op- Opposition leader Angel tion, but the full coalition on the vote to a more conven- he is accused of money
position says it will boycott Oropeza says the gov- Wednesday held out the tional date later in the year. laundering. Moyano has
an election challenging ernment must create fair possibility of taking part — It's now set for April 22. denied any wrongdoing.
socialist President Nicolas conditions for the election, but only if the government Oropeza says the govern- He said Wednesday he’s
Maduro unless the govern- which has drawn interna- allows measures to ensure ment continues to press not afraid of going to pris-
ment drops a ban on ma- tional condemnation. its fairness. ahead with an illegitimate on, and that he’ll contin-
jor candidates and takes Several major opposi- Demands include dropping process. ue to defend the rights of
other steps to ease fears it's tion parties have already a ban on major opposition q workers.q