Pope's cover-up crisis divides Church into camps

Thursday, August 30, 2018

VATICAN CITY -- The author of the bombshell accusation of sex abuse cover-up against Pope Francis denied Wednesday he acted out of revenge or anger, breaking his silence as his claims continued to divide a Catholic Church already polarized under Francis' reformist agenda.

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