Is Pope Francis protecting a convicted sex abuser?

Published: Aug. 16, 2022, 9:59 a.m.

In this episode of Holy Smoke, I look at the ever-deepening mysteries surrounding Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta, who was given a job assessing Vatican finances after he was forced to resign from his diocese in Argentina following allegations of abusive behaviour and financial mismanagement.\n
\nThis year Zanchetta received a lengthy jail sentence for abusing seminarians. But he\u2019s serving his time in a comfortable monastery, while the clergy who investigated him are the targets of a mysterious Vatican investigation. Now one of the abused seminarians has spoken out, accusing the Pope of protecting Zanchetta. This is potentially the biggest scandal involving a reigning pope for decades \u2013 and yet the mainstream media seems to be looking the other way. But I\u2019m not. Don\u2019t miss this episode.\xa0