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Father Hans Zollner’s Resignation Exposes Crisis at Vatican’s Sexual-Abuse-Prevention Commission

Top: Jesuit Father Hans Zollner poses in St. Peter’s Square on Oct. 14, 2019.

Bottom: Cardinal Seán O’Malley of Boston attends a press briefing about the meeting on ‘The Protection of Minors in the Church’ at the Augustinianum in Rome on Feb. 22, 2019.

COMMENTARY: His public clash with Cardinal Seán O’Malley is an indication of how much the Holy Father’s reform agenda has faltered.