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Pope Leo holds hours-long ‘profound and painful’ meeting with abuse survivors
Pope Leo XIV engaged in a nearly three-hour dialogue with 15 Belgian clerical abuse survivors to support them and address abuse prevention, Vatican said.
- On Saturday, Pope Leo XIV met with fifteen survivors from Belgium at Castel Gandolfo in a nearly three-hour encounter described as profound and painful by the Holy See Press Office.
- Amid Belgium's sustained clerical abuse scandals, the Vatican intensified outreach as many survivors had met Pope Francis during his September 2024 visit and the PCPM began talks in July.
- The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors accompanied the group and met them earlier Saturday to continue a July dialogue, and the Holy See said the meeting ended with prayer and careful listening by Pope Leo XIV.
- On Oct. 13 the Vatican announced judges for the Rupnik trial, underscoring active legal steps as Pope Leo XIV asked victims for patience while respecting all rights.
- The Rupnik affair exposes allegations of decades-long abuse and questions about Vatican handling as Father Marko Rupnik faces credible accusations, while critics say justice has been delayed and must be visible under Pope Leo XIV.
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As Pope Leo XIV meets Belgian abuse victims, Rupnik accusers wait for justice
Pope Leo XIV met with a group of fifteen victims of clerical sexual abuse on Saturday. All from Belgium, the fifteen victims suffered their abuse when they were minors. Many of them had participated in a meeting with Pope Francis during his September 2024 visit to the country. A statement from the press office of the Holy See sent to accredited journalists early Saturday evening said the encounter lasted “nearly three hours” and unfolded “in a c…
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