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Pope Francis says the Catholic Church must 'seek forgiveness' for child sexual abuse

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Pope Francis said Friday that the Catholic Church must "seek forgiveness" over the "scourge" of child sexual abuse, during a visit to Belgium where the Church's dark past looms large. In a speech before political and civil society leaders that opened his three-day visit to the country, Francis denounced the "tragic instances of child abuse" as a stain on the Church's legacy. "It is our shame and our humiliation," Francis told the gathering at t

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Pope Francis: Catholic church must be ashamed of sexual abuse in Belgium as king blasts response

Belgium's King Philippe levelled direct criticism at the pontiff, saying it had "taken far too long for the cries to be heard and acknowledged".

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Church Must "Seek Forgiveness" Over "Scourge" Of Child Sexual Abuse: Pope

Pope Francis said Friday that the Catholic Church must "seek forgiveness" over the "scourge" of child sexual abuse, during a visit to Belgium where the Church's dark past looms large. In a speech before political and civil society leaders that opened his three-day visit to the country, Francis denounced the "tragic instances of child abuse" as a stain on the Church's legacy. "It is our shame and our humiliation," Francis told the gathering at th…

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Pope Francis says the Catholic Church must 'seek forgiveness' for child sexual abuse

Pope Francis said Friday that the Catholic Church must "seek forgiveness" over the "scourge" of child sexual abuse, during a visit to Belgium where the Church's dark past looms large. In a speech before political and civil society leaders that opened his three-day visit to the country, Francis denounced the "tragic instances of child abuse" as a stain on the Church's legacy. "It is our shame and our humiliation," Francis told the gathering at t

·Noida, India
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The Pope in Belgium: “Child abuse in the Church is a disgrace, we ask for forgiveness”

Brussels, 27 September 2024 — Pope Francis asks for 'forgiveness' for child abuse by the Church. On the first day of his official visit to Belgium, the pontiff addresses the paedophilia case, which is particularly acute in the country with hundreds of victims demanding justice. At the Royal Palace in Laeken, in front of the authorities, the Pope speaks of “a scourge that the Church is facing decisively and firmly, listening to and accompanying w…

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Pope Francis says the Church should “feel ashamed and ask for forgiveness” for sexual abuse of minors

Pope Francis acknowledged this Friday in Belgium, one of the first European countries to break the silence surrounding pederasty in the Catholic Church and which has most strongly demanded a response from Rome, that the sexual abuse of minors silenced for decades by the Vatican is “the shame and humiliation of the Church” and that the religious establishment can only “ask for forgiveness” for it and ensure that similar cases never occur again in…

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Pope Francis in Belgium: King and Prime Minister criticize church for sexual abuse

Pope Francis may have imagined his visit to Brussels differently: Prime Minister Alexander De Croo and King Philippe had already expressed unusually harsh criticism in their welcoming speeches.

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