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Pope Leo XIV urges Church to confront clerical sex abuse and reject assisted dying
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Speaking in Lourdes on Sunday morning, the Pope addressed the issue of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church, a closely watched aspect of his visit. #EuropeNews
Pope Leo XIV yesterday urged the Catholic Church to admit its own failings and heal “deep wounds” inflicted within its ranks, hours before he was set to meet victims of child abuse by priests in France. Leo, addressing crowds stretching out over a large field near the famed Catholic shrine in Lourde
Pope Leo XIV told the Bishops of France that the Catholic Church has a prophetic role in public life and urged them to defend its freedom to evangelize, educate and worship publicly.