Pope Francis on Wednesday appeared to praise the Roman Catholic
Church’s handling of widespread sexual abuse by priests, drawing rebuke
from victims who said his brief remarks were a setback for justice and
healing.
Speaking to hundreds of U.S. bishops at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in downtown Washington, the pope told them he was “conscious of the courage with which you have faced difficult moments in the recent history of the church in this country without fear of self-criticism and at the cost of mortification and great sacrifice.”
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Speaking to hundreds of U.S. bishops at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in downtown Washington, the pope told them he was “conscious of the courage with which you have faced difficult moments in the recent history of the church in this country without fear of self-criticism and at the cost of mortification and great sacrifice.”
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-pope-visit-sex-abuse-20150923-story.html