During the Pope's visit, protests are expected on issues ranging from indigenous rights to an ongoing sexual abuse scandal in the Church.
Source/Credit: EuroNews
By Robert Hackwill | January 13, 2018
The pope's tour of his home continent is off to a rough start even before he arrives, with more protests planned in Chile.
Just days ahead of Pope Francis's visit to Peru a giant Christ statue in the capital donated by the Brazilian construction company at the center of Latin America's largest corruption scandal was damaged in a fire.
Francis is latin America's first pope, but he will not be visiting his home, Argentina, to avoid embroilment in domestic politics there. On his agenda is protecting the Amazon, but Peruvians will be paying close attention to whether or not he addresses corruption, a topic Francis frequently rails against.
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