Pope Francis Vows Justice for Abuse Victims After Predecessor Faulted
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Pope Francis has vowed to provide justice to victims of clergy sexual abuse a day after an independent audit faulted his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, for having botched four cases.
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Fallout from independent audit continues to reverberate as church officials digest findings ex-pope mishandled cases earlier in career when archbishop of Munich
Pope Francis has vowed to provide justice to victims of clergy sexual abuse a day after an independent audit faulted his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, for having botched four cases.
Pope Francis pledged Friday to provide justice to victims of clergy sexual abuse, a day after an independent audit faulted his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, for having botched four cases of abusive clergy when he was archbishop of Munich, Germany.
Pope Francis on Friday promised justice for the victims of sexual abuse by clergy members, a day after a Church-sponsored investigation found that former Pope Benedict XVI failed to take action when knowing about sexual abuse while he wa
In a previously scheduled speech to the Vatican office that handles sex abuse cases, Pope Francis did not refer to the findings of a long-awaited report into how the Munich archdiocese handled abuse cases.
Pope Francis vowed Friday to provide justice to victims of clergy sexual abuse and German authorities called for further investigation after an independent audit faulted retired Pope Benedict XVI for having botched four cases of abuse when he was archbishop of Munich, Germany.
More needs to be done to enforce rules against perpetrators of sexual abuse, Pope Francis has said. Public prosecutors in Munich have also said they will investigate dozens of cases outlined in a scathing report.
