Chile archbishop defends himself as Pope Francis’ summit opens

Vatican City • The retired archbishop of Santiago is denying he covered up for an abusive priest in Chile, but is acknowledging the priest’s popularity and ability to produce seminarians weighed on his decision-making.Cardinal Javier Errazuriz wrote a letter May 10 to his fellow bishops denouncing the “defamation” he has been subject to and defending his handling of the case at the center of Chile’s sex abuse and cover-up scandal. That scandal is at the heart of an e