The Vatican's abuse summit this week will not solve the problems plaguing the Catholic Church in the U.S.
In fact, it doesn't aim to.
The summit was called by Pope Francis in September, shortly after he was accused of ignoring reports about the predatory behavior of disgraced former cardinal Theodore McCarrick.
But from the beginning, Pope Francis and meeting organizers have been disinclined to include in the summit's schedule any discussion of the issues the Church in the U.S. faces.
Conference organizers, including Chicago's Cardinal Blase Cupich, have insisted even this week that the summit will not discuss predatory homosexual behavior.
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