US EditionPope Leo: No Tolerance for Abuse of Any Kind in Catholic Church
- Pope Leo XIV addressed the issue of clergy sex abuse in the Catholic Church for the first time publicly through a written message that was read during a play in Lima, Peru, highlighting a related scandal within a Peruvian Catholic movement.
- He issued the message after two decades as a missionary bishop in Peru and amid investigations into the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, a group founded in 1971 and suppressed earlier this year by Pope Francis.
- Leo emphasized zero tolerance for all abuse types—sexual, spiritual, and authority abuse—and called for a culture of prevention based on active vigilance, transparency, and sincere listening to victims.
- He emphasized that press freedom is a fundamental collective right and commended journalists for bravely uncovering wrongdoings, while calling on officials to safeguard them against any form of retaliation.
- The pope's message supports ongoing efforts for ecclesial conversion and justice, highlighting journalism’s essential role in healing wounds and strengthening democracy amid institutional tensions in Peru.
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Pope: There should be no tolerance for abuse in Catholic Church
LIMA, Peru — Pope Leo XIV has said there should be no tolerance in the Catholic Church for any type of abuse — sexual, spiritual or abuse of authority — and called for "transparent processes" to create a culture of prevention across the church. Leo made his first public comments about the clergy sex abuse scandal in a written message to a Peruvian journalist who documented a particularly egregious case of abuse and financial corruption in a Peru…
Pope Leo: No tolerance for abuse of any kind in Catholic Church
LIMA, Peru — Pope Leo XIV has said there should be no tolerance in the Catholic Church for any type of abuse — sexual, spiritual or abuse of authority — and called for “transparent processes” to create a culture of prevention across the church. Read more...
Vatican City, Pope Leo XIV stated that “it is urgent to establish a culture of prevention throughout the Church, that does not tolerate any form of abuse: neither power nor authority, nor conscience or spiritual, nor sexual”, and reiterated yesterday his concern about the rise of artificial intelligence and the challenges it represents.
The Romano-Catholic Church “does not have to tolerate any form of abuse”, whether sexual or otherwise, Pope Leon of XIV stated in his first public remarks on the global scandal of clerical abuse, which has plagued the Church for years, reports The Guardian.
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Winston-Salem JournalLeo speaks about clergy sexual abuse scandal
LIMA, Peru — Pope Leo XIV said there should be no tolerance in the Catholic Church for any type of abuse — sexual, spiritual or abuse of authority — and called for "transparent processes" to create a culture of prevention…
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