Top U.S. Cardinal Accused of Mishandling Sex Abuse Allegation  The Daily Beast

Kevin Lamarque/Reuters Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, who is in charge of the U.S. Catholic Church’s response to sexual abuse, has been accused of mishandling an allegation and protecting his deputy, the Associated Press reports. Laura Pontikes, a 55-year-old Texas woman, said she turned to DiNardo to report that his deputy, Monsignor Frank Rossi, had taken advantage of her sexually after she sought spiritual guidance. DiNardo, head of the Galveston-Houston archdiocese and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, is said to have assured Pontikes that Rossi would never “pastor or coun…