Francis bid farewell to each of the 34 Chilean bishops amid indications that heads will roll after four days of meetings and prayer. In a farewell letter given to each bishop, Francis said he had already apologized to the sex abuse victims he had discredited. Francis had strongly defended him during his January trip to Chile, drawing scorn from Chileans and even his own top sex abuse adviser. "It's not normal to call here an entire bishops' conference. He appointed Barros bishop of Osorno, Chile, in 2015 over the objections of other Chilean bishops who knew his past was problematic.

Source: ABC News May 17, 2018 14:52 UTC