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After His Emotional Return, Pope Denounces ‘Machismo’ in Peru and Demands Women Be Protected – WTOP News

The Vatican plans a listening channel in Lima and to use seized assets for victim compensation as Leo presses bishops for accountability.

  • 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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"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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LIMA (ANP/AFP) - Pope Leo XIV met with six victims of church abuse in Peru on Thursday. Among them were people whose perpetrators had ties to the once powerful lay movement Sodalitium Christianae Vitae. The American Pope spent more than an hour with the victims. He spoke "...

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On Thursday in Lima, the Pope denounced the violence against women in their homes and pleaded for them to assume more responsibilities in the Church. A commitment that goes back to his bishop years in Chiclayo, northern Peru.

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Pope Leo XIV has condemned the machismo and violence against women in Peru, calling for protection, respect and equality. On the same day, he met with six victims of violence perpetrated by members of the clergy and church institutions. “It pains us to see that violence against women continues to be a reality that hurts all of humanity,” the pope said in a speech to residents of Lima. He said the machismo culture is manifested in the absence of …

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