Pope Leo Urges French Bishops to Confront Abuse
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On Sunday Pope Leo XIV completed the most difficult stage of his visit to France. After the jubilation of the masses on the Champs-Élysées, moments of reflection were now announced. It was the day when the "painful plague of sexual abuse," according to Leo's words, was a central theme in the Catholic Church. It began with a minute's silence by the Pope at the monument to the victims of abuse in Lourdes. Then it continued with a speech to the app…
Pope Leo Urges French Bishops to Confront Abuse
Pope Leo urged French bishops to sustain efforts to prevent and address clergy-related child sexual abuse, stressing vigilance, accountability and protection. During his visit to Lourdes, he was also scheduled to meet privately with seven survivors, as France continues to reckon with abuse affecting hundreds of thousands of children. · 19 sources across the spectrum on IJR News.
Pope Leo made a clear call to French bishops during a private meeting.
In meeting the French episcopate Leo XIV thanked the bishops for what they do in these years: "It is necessary to continue on the path undertaken, maintaining maximum vigilance" . But in the background remain the case of the former Jesuit, whose mosaics have been removed from the Marian sanctuary, and the silence around the process that concerns him.
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