Catholic church sex abuse: 330,000 child victims in France, report says
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Victims of sex abuse within France’s Catholic Church have welcomed a new report that says an estimated 330,000 children were sexually abused over the past 70 years.
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Pope Francis prays for victims of Catholic sex abuse in France
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Catholic church sex abuse: 330,000 child victims in France, report says
Pope Francis prayed for the tens of thousands of victims of clerical sexual abuse in France and urged the Catholic Church in the country to “undertake a path of redemption.”
Victims of sex abuse within France’s Catholic Church have welcomed a new report that says an estimated 330,000 children were sexually abused over the past 70 years.
By Delia Gallagher and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Pope Francis on Wednesday called a report detailing decades of abuse in the French Catholic Church “a moment of shame,” and called upon leaders of the Church to ensure “similar tragedies” never happen again.
Pope Francis expressed “shame” for himself and the Roman Catholic Church on Wednesday for the scale of child sexual abuse within the church in France and acknowledged failures in putting the needs of victims first.
Pope Francis spoke of "sadness and pain" over the sexual abuse of children by the French Catholic clergy, which was revealed this week in a devastating report.
Pope Francis on Wednesday expressed “sadness and pain” for victims of clergy abuse in France following the release of a report detailing the depth of abuse for the past 70 years.
Pope Francis on Wednesday expressed his personal shame and that of the Church at the sexual abuse of children by French Catholic clergy, after the scale of the problem was laid bare in a devastating…
Published by DPA Pope Francis speaks during his Wednesday General Audience at the Paul VI hall. Evandro Inetti/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa Pope Francis has said a damning report concerning sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in France is “a moment of shame.
