Paedophilia: pained Church did not defend minors – pope
(ANSA) – ROME, NOV 4 – Pope Francis on Thursday expressed
disgrace in regards to the lengthy collection of paedophilia scandals which have
hit the Catholic Church and stated it ought to harness this sense of
sorrow for good in a message to a convention in youngster
safeguarding .
The pontiff stated the "path of personal and community conversion"
concerning the plague of kid sexual abuse was "a path that, as
the Church, we’re referred to as on to carry out collectively, stimulated by
the ache and disgrace of not having all the time been good custodians of
the minors who had been entrusted to us in our instructional and
social actions".
The convention was organized by the Comunità Papa Giovanni XXIII
(Pope John XXIII Group) along with the Azione Cattolica
and Centro Sportivo Italiano Catholic associations and the
College of Bologna's Centre for Victimology and Safety
(Centro per la Vittimologia e la Sicurezza dell'Università di
Bologna). (ANSA).
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