Archbishop Scicluna recounts how his life got perhaps saved by a victim of sex abuse
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Archbishop Scicluna while answering question during RTK’s programme Follow-up said that he himself was helped, perhaps his life saved, by a victim of sex abuse whose testimony he was listening to during his mission to Chile.
Archbishop Scicluna said that while in Chile he was not feeling well and was in pain. The abuse victim who was now a medical consultant, after asking a number of questions to the Archbishop advised him to immediately go to hospital for tests. Scicluna heeded the advice and following tests the hospital personnel said that he needed an operation.
Scicluna was tasked by Pope Francis to interview victims of sexual abuse, but was feeling unwell and experiencing abdominal pain during the visit.
During one of the interviews, a victim who works as a medical consultant questioned Scicluna about his symptoms and recommended he go to the hospital for testing. Scicluna followed the advice and was diagnosed with swelling of the gallbladder.
He underwent gallbladder surgery while there and returned to his work after spending three days in the hospital to recover.
Pope Francis in 2015 appointed Scicluna, who also serves as Archbishop of Malta, as the adjunct secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, a role in which he oversees the team in charge of handling appeals filed by clergy accused of abuse.
