Pope Francis to Meet With Sex Abuse Victims in Ireland

  • 6 years ago
Pope Francis to Meet With Sex Abuse Victims in Ireland The pontiff
travels to Ireland
this weekend. The issue of clergy sexual abuse
is expected to be a significant focus
of Francis' 24th foreign trip. The pope will pray
in silence for the victims
at St. Mary’s Cathedral
in Dublin on Saturday. Greg Burke, Vatican spokesperson,
via ABC News The Catholic church continues to rocked by revelations of endemic sexual abuse and cover-up reaching all the way to Vatican. The release of
a grand jury
report detailing In the letter, Francis promised an end
to church cover-ups and appealed
to Catholics to face the crisis together.

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