Pope Leo urges Church to face failings before meeting French abuse survivors
He called for humility and safeguarding reforms after a 2021 inquiry estimated 330,000 French children were abused by church personnel over seven decades.
- Pope Leo XIV urged the Catholic Church to acknowledge its past failings and heal “deep wounds” during a Mass attended by about 150,000 people at Lourdes, France.
- He was scheduled to meet privately with seven survivors of sexual abuse by French clergy after the Mass.
- A 2021 report estimated that about 330,000 children were sexually abused by Catholic clergy and lay leaders in France over seven decades.
- In a meeting with French bishops, Leo urged continued safeguarding efforts with “the greatest vigilance.
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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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