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Monday 14 September 2015

CARIBBEAN Chile Catholic Church rocked by email scandal
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EVA VERGARA Pope Francis, right, walks with Chile’s Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati at cades before allegations
Cruiseship worker Associated Press the Vatican. Private e-mails show that Ezzati exchanged mes- against him came to light
sees rape charges SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — sages with his predecessor, Cardinal Francisco Javier Errazuriz, in April 2010. Two months
in Puerto Rico: AP The Catholic Church in to try to block a victim of sex-abuse by a pedophile priest from later Errazuriz forwarded al-
Chile has been rocked by joining the papal commission. legations to the Vatican.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico another scandal surround- Victims say allegations
(AP) — A Carnival cruise ing its most infamous pedo- (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) against Karadima were
ship worker was detained phile. first reported to Errazuriz in
Saturday in Puerto Rico on Leaked emails between Juan Carlos Cruz from be- by the Rev. Fernando 2003, but that he ignored
accusations he raped a the archbishop of Santiago ing invited to speak at a Karadima, a charismatic them. Errazuriz, who is one
woman onboard, accord- and his predecessor show meeting of Anglophone preacher whom the Vati- of Francis’ nine key cardi-
ing to authorities. Police how they conspired to bishops on sex abuse. can sanctioned to a life- nal advisers, has acknowl-
said the alleged rape oc- block a well-known abuse “I hope we can prevent time of penance and edged in court testimony
curred in one of the cab- survivor from being named lies from finding space be- prayer for having abused that he failed to act on
ins of the Carnival Liberty to Pope Francis’ sex abuse tween those who belong young boys. several abuse allegations
ship that is docked in San commission, fearing it to the same church,” Ezzati Karadima had a huge fol- because he believed them
Juan. The unidentified man would damage the church. wrote to Errazuri. lowing and led a parish in to be untrue.
has not been charged. Local newspaper El Mostra- Cruz was sexually abused Santiago for nearly six de- Cruz has been outspoken
Carnival spokeswoman dor this week published the in accusing Errazuriz of cov-
Jennifer.q email exchanges between ering up for Karadima’s
the current archbishop, crimes. Cruz’s activism
Guyana to boost Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati, prompted Marie Collins, an
security of mines and his predecessor, Car- Irish survivor of abuse and
following deaths dinal Francisco Javier Er- one of the founding mem-
razuriz. The Santiago arch- bers of Francis’ sex abuse
GEORGETOWN, Guyana diocese confirmed their advisory panel, to propose
(AP) — Authorities in Guy- authenticity. him for membership in the
ana say they are stepping In the emails, dated 2013 group. On Friday, she said
up oversight of jungle min- and 2014, the two men she was “disgusted” at the
ing areas following the discussed the key Vatican cardinals’ attitude and
deaths of 25 miners in the cardinals they needed to said it would be discussed
past year. The Mines Com- consult to try to prevent by the commission.q
mission says it plans to
appoint more inspectors Voodoo priests’ leader Max Beauvoir dies in Haiti
to gold mines across the
South American country. It PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti not immediately known. He became Voodoo’s su- to Haiti from West Africa.
did not provide further de- On his Twitter account, preme chief, or national Slaves forced to practice
tails. The announcement (AP) — Voodoo chief Max President Michel Martel- “ati,” in 2008 and led Haiti’s Catholicism adopted saints
comes after a report found ly described Beauvoir’s main priests’ organization. to coincide with African
that there is poor monitor- Beauvoir has died in his death as a “great loss for Beauvoir was widely known spirits.
ing of mining pits, which the country.” as a passionate guardian Followers believe in rein-
operate without support- homeland of Haiti, where Born in 1936, Beauvoir was a of the Voodoo faith, which carnation, one God and a
ing walls and other basic biochemical engineer who has often been sensation- pantheon of spirits.
safety features.q the mixture of beliefs from earned degrees abroad alized and misunderstood. Many of Haiti’s 10 million
and became a Voodoo Voodoo, or Vodou as pre- people consider them-
West Africa and Catholi- priest when he returned to ferred by Haitians, evolved selves followers of both Voo-
his Caribbean homeland in in the 17th century when doo and Catholicism.q
cism is recognized as an of- the 1970s. colonists brought slaves

ficial religion. He was 79.

A government statement

said Beauvoir died Satur-

day in Haiti’s capital of Port-

au-Prince after an illness.

The cause of death was