Pope Leo Pledges Action on Clergy Abuse After Meeting French Survivors
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Pope Leo pledges action on clergy abuse after meeting French survivors
In a two-hour meeting with seven survivors in France, where Leo is on a three-city weekend visit, the pope met privately with each of the victims and heard proposals for how to improve the Church.
The Pope "thanked them for their painful testimony and reiterated his commitment to ensure that the evil they experienced is not repeated in others"
On a visit to the city on Sunday 27 September, Léon XIV unequivocally condemned the text adopted by Parliament in July.
The Pope met seven people who were victims of sexual violence in the Church this afternoon during his visit to Lourdes (Police, justice and other facts).
Pope Leo X met in Lourdes with seven victims of abuse by French priests, reiterating his commitment to purification in the Roman Catholic Church. The pontiff “thanked them for their painful testimony and reiterated his commitment to ensure that the evil they experienced is not repeated in others,” the Vatican said in a statement. In a press conference, five of the victims said Pope Leo X had shown “deep understanding” of the issue, welcoming the…
In Lourdes, on the third day of his visit to France, Leo XIV devoted almost two hours on Sunday to a private exchange with seven victims of sexual violence in the Church, who said they were "really listened to." The pope also firmly took a stand on the end of life, stating that "it is impossible to consider as normal to give death" and calling for the further development of palliative care.
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