As the Vatican prepares to host a global child abuse summit on the protection of minors this week, victims' associations are calling for concrete steps from the Catholic Church to end paedophilia.
While Pope Francis has sought to play down expectations from the summit, here are the main demands from victim groups:
OUST ABUSERS OR THEIR PROTECTORS
Zero tolerance for sexual abuse by clerics should be "written into universal church law by the end of the summit", says organisation Ending Clerical Abuse.
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