Pope Leo urges Church to face failings before meeting French abuse survivors
- On Monday, Pope Leo XIV concluded his four-day French visit in Metz by joining Jewish, Muslim, Protestant, and Orthodox leaders to sign the Metz Appeal, pledging sustained dialogue, fraternity, and peace.
- The meeting occurred at a conference center named for Robert Schuman, a French Catholic statesman whose 1950 declaration pooled coal and steel production between historic rivals France and Germany, making another war between them materially impossible.
- Religious leaders described the Metz Appeal as "a compass of hope," committing to serve "the whole human family together" while rejecting "the poison of totalitarianism" and disarming hearts and words.
- Earlier on Monday, the Pope arrived via an Air France charter escorted by two French fighter jets, following a visit to Lourdes where he condemned medically assisted dying as "false compassion."
- The signatories pledged to teach younger generations about diverse traditions and stand together against hate speech, aiming to awaken consciences and promote justice amid inequality and technological transformation.
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Pope Leo XIV, center, arrives, with, from left, Christian Krieger, president of the Protestant Federation of France, Bishop Dimitrios (Ploumis), the Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of France, Haïm Korsia, Chief Rabbi of France, President of the French Bishops' Conference, Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline, Chems-eddine Hafiz, rector of the Grand Mosque of Paris, Anthony Boussemart, representing French Buddhists, and Cardinal George Jacob Koovakad, prefect …
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During a private meeting in France, Pope Leo thanked victims of sexual abuse for their "painful testimony."
At Lourdes healing shrine, Pope Leo addresses ‘wounds’ of clerical abuse
LOURDES, France (RNS) — With clerical abuse scandals and the Vatican trial of the Rev. Marko Rupnik looming over the pope's visit to France, Leo encouraged the church to 'have the courage' to recognize its failures, while calling on bishops to remain vigilant.
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