Group for clergy sex abuse victims 'gravely concerned' by Pope Leo XIV pick

Group for clergy sex abuse victims 'gravely concerned' by Pope Leo XIV pick

The Survivors Network for those Abused by Priests claims Pope Leo XIV mishandled two different cases of sexual abuse by priests, including in Chicago and Peru.

The new Pope with “Latin American soul” could have an open attitude, but he also has to clarify issues related to the cover-up of pederasty and the infiltration of the Anvil into an organism to which he belonged. Isaac Rosales Shipyard Informs Although in the Catholic Church “all are conservative,” the new Pope, Leo XIV, was characterized by having “an open line” during the time he was bishop of Chicago, so he is expected to have an open attitu…

Two days of conclave and a crowd waiting in St.Peter's Square, Robert Prevost was elected as the new Vatican pontiff, being renamed Pope Leo XIV. However, the first pope born in the United States issued some words in Spanish along with his extensive career in Peru, along with his appointment he has revived a case when they were as a professor of canon law, diocesan officer and bishop in the Diocese of Chiclayo. Despite the fact that the district…

Vatican City, May 8, 2025 — Just hours after the election of American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as the new Supreme Pontiff under the name of Leo XIV, the organization SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests) publicly denounced that the now Pope had covered up cases of sexual abuse during his time as bishop of Chiclayo, Peru. According to SNAP, three women reported in 2022 that they had been victims of sexual abuse as minors, all…

The organization SNAP (Network of Survivors of Priest Abuse), dedicated to collecting cases of sexual abuse committed by priests and supporting the victims, accused the newly elected Pope Leon XIV on Thursday May 8 of covering up cases of abuse while he was bishop in Peru. The group issued a statement shortly after the first public appearance of the pontiff, in which they denounce that, first as provincial of the Augustinians and then as bishop …

Three survivors of sexual abuse reported that the then Cardinal Robert Prevost, today “flaming” Pope Leon XIV, who served as bishop of the northern city of Chiclayo (Peru), covered the cases despite the fact that the priest denounced admitted the charges, according to a report published by the website Cuarto Poder. Two of the complainants declared anonymously. Ana María Quispe, who was part of the missionary childhood group, told the Sunday that…