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On Visit To Chile, Pope Faces Anger Over Sex-Abuse Scandal

At least five churches have been vandalized since Friday ahead of Francis' visit, some with firebombs as anger persists years after a major sex-abuse scandal that many see as a coverup by the Vatican.

Updated at 4:10 a.m. ET

Pope Francis has arrived in Chile to begin a three-day visit, but the Argentinian-born pontiff is likely to receive a less-than-warm reception from a country still reeling from the repercussions of a local priest-abuse scandal.

As Emily Green reports for NPR from the Chilean

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