Priest recalls Pope writing apology to abuse victims

The treatment of sexualised violence in the Catholic Church has not progressed far enough from the point of view of those affected by Pope Francis. The spokesman for the initiative "Eckiger Tisch", Katsch, said in Deutschlandfunk that Francis left a building site.

For many abuse survivors, Pope Francis's attempt at an apology fell short

When Pope Francis took on the challenge of leading the Catholic Church into a new era in 2013, he said that cleaning up a global sexual abuse crisis was high on the agenda, but some critics say he fell short of his own promises.

Clerical sex abuse: Pope Francis’s thorniest challenge

Pope Francis's efforts to address child sex abuse in the Catholic Church, including sanctions and legal changes, face ongoing challenges.

Priest recalls Pope writing apology to abuse victims

A priest who helped organise Pope Francis's visit to Ireland in 2018 has recalled watching the pontiff compose his personal apology to victims of abuse in the Catholic Church.

Priest recalls watching Pope write apology to abuse victims in Ireland

Father Tim Bartlett helped organise Francis’s visit to the island in 2018.

'Pope Francis did some good, but on the issue of clerical child sex abuse, he was disappointing'

Colm O’Gorman told The Journal that while he has “great admiration” for Francis, his handling of the child abuse issue has been “disappointing”.