Pope Francis’ main adviser on clergy abuse, Cardinal Seán O’Malley, retires as archbishop of Boston

Associated Press

BOSTON (AP) — Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Seán O’Malley as archbishop of Boston and named the current bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, Richard Henning, to replace him as leader of one of the most important Catholic archdioceses in the United States. The announcement from the Vatican on Monday didn’t mention O’Malley’s other main role. He’s been the pope’s main adviser on fighting clergy sexual abuse as head of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors. O’Malley acknowledged on Monday the ‘terrible scourge of sexual abuse’ but says he’s ‘full of hope’.