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Pope Leo Pledges Action on Clergy Abuse After Meeting French Survivors
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Head of the Roman Catholic Church holds 'emotional' two-hour meeting with seven survivors in French town of Lourdes.
Pope Leo met with French abuse survivors on Sunday (September 27), pledging to prevent clergy abuse in the Catholic Church. Following a report of 330,000 abused children, the pope listened to survivors' proposals for better safeguarding measures, reaffirming his commitment to change.
By Joshua McElwee and Makini BriceLOURDES, France, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Pope Leo reaffirmed his commitment to ending abuse of children by Catholic priests in a meeting wit… Leggi