Pope Francis condemned the "atrocities" of sexual abuse by priests and church leaders who covered up the crimes, apologising to the church community and demanding accountability from leaders in the future.
The letter to the world's 1.2 billion Catholics was issued Monday (Tuesday NZT), less than a week after the latest in a long line of staggering abuse revelations. A withering grand jury report released by the Pennsylvania attorney general alleged that church leaders protected 301 "predator priests" in six dioceses across the state for decades at the expense of more than 1,000 victims.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/europe/106427149/pope-francis-blasts-atrocities-by-clergy-we-showed-no-care-for-the-little-ones
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