Father Russell Pollitt cited the abuse of women and children, abuse of power in the church, financial mismanagement ias well as the several wars blighting the world today as examples of matters neglected in the wake of Fiducia Supplicans.
As rumors spread Feb. 5 after the discovery of the girl’s body, a crowd of Hindu nationalist activists gathered in front of the Catholic school which she attended, demanding the arrest of Sister Mercy and the school principal, also a Carmelite nun.
Father José Eduardo de Oliveira e Silva, a prominent vicar in a city on the outskirts of São Paulo, was one of 24 individuals named in the probe whose homes were raided by police this week.