Cardinal Oscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, who has been accused of ignoring allegations of sexual misconduct in his diocese, has said he is the victim of a journalist "hit man".
The Archbishop of Tegucigalpa, co-ordinator of Pope Francis's Council of Cardinals and one of Pope Francis's closest confidantes, was heavily attacked by former US nuncio Archbishop Carlo María Viganò in an 11-page letter made public at the weekend.
Asked about the Viganò allegations, the cardinal said: "I am the victim of a 'hit man' who practises media harassment. His name is Edward Pentin and he works for an EWTN newspaper called the National Catholic Register."
