Cardinal DiNardo said he would bring up Archbishop Vigano's testimony with Pope Francis but did not acknowledge that the former nuncio's testimony implicates the pontiff.
Two papal confidants suggested prior to Vigano's revelation that Catholic faithful should not expect to hear more from the Pope concerning the abuse crisis in the U.S.
'Such a historical situation...requires absolute transparency on all levels of the Church’s hierarchy, and in first place evidently on behalf of the Pope.'