Pope Tells Peru's Bishops to Accompany Their Flocks and Respond to Abuse Victims with Truth, Justice
He urged bishops to make amends to abuse survivors and said 1,261 femicide victims were recorded in Peru from 2016 to 2024, officials said.
- On Thursday, Pope Leo XIV urged Peruvian bishops to confront clerical sexual abuse with "truth, justice, forgiveness, making amends and an ever more resolute commitment to fostering a culture of prevention and protection for the weakest."
- Data from Bishop Accountability identified 77 Peruvian clergy members publicly accused of abusing minors, though the organization warned this figure represents only a "small fraction" of the total as victims remain hesitant to report.
- Pope Leo met with six abuse survivors individually for over an hour, reflecting on how to "foster a change in mindset through listening to victims, seeking the truth, paths toward healing, and a commitment to creating safe environments."
- In a speech to 40,000 people in Lima, the pontiff denounced "machismo" and violence against women as "a reality that wounds all of humanity," while calling for protection of Indigenous and Afro-Peruvian women.
- Survivors continue to seek "comprehensive reparation" including psychological and medical support, as the Vatican implements its "listening channel" in Lima to address historical abuses and attempt to rebuild institutional trust.
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Thousands of young people gather at Lima's National Stadium to welcome pontiff
Pope Leo XIV denounces ‘machismo,’ demands women be protected in emotional return to Peru
Pope Leo called on the influential Catholic hierarchy to be models of unity and communion, and instructed Peruvian bishops to accompany their flocks and respond to victims of clergy sexual abuse with truth and justice
On a visit to the country where he lived almost 20 years, the sovereign pontiff also denounced the violence against women and called on the Church to deal with abuses. ...
Pope Leo XIV delivers a forceful warning on machismo and violence against women in Lima
Pope Leo XIV criticized machismo as incompatible with Christian teaching during a Lima speech, urging respect for women and girls amid persistent gender-based violence across Latin America.
The sovereign pontiff "conversed personally with each (victims of abuse), reflecting with them on ways to promote a change of mentality," reported the Vatican. In speeches on Thursday, he called for strengthening prevention, after denouncing the persistence of a "machist mind" Pope Leo XIV met Thursday in Lima for more than an hour with six victims of "abuse" committed within the Church in Peru. The sovereign pontiff arrived Wednesday in this co…
"Let's cherish women! Let's protect and respect girls! ", urged Pope Leon XIV in Lima on Thursday, calling on Peruvians to build a society based on solidarity, respect and common good. Sovereign Pontif addressed the challenges faced by families, women, workers and communities characterized by cultural diversity, on the first full day of his apostolic journey to Peru, reports Vatican News.. He lamented the persistence of machism, manifested by th…
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