Pope Francis promises that the Church will fight pedophilia

The Church will combat sexual abuse against minors, "one of the worst and vilest possible crimes," Pope Francis said in his New Year message to the diplomatic corps accredited to the Holy See. The Holy See and the whole Church are working to combat and prevent such crimes and their concealment, to find out the truth of the facts that involve ecclesiastics and to do justice to children who have suffered sexual violence, aggravated by the abuse of power and of conscience. "Pope Francis. This declaration comes after a year 2018 marked by the revelation of a series of sexual abuse of the clergy, especially in the United States and Chile. It coincides, moreover, with the start of this Monday in France of the trial of a French cardinal, Philippe Barbarin, for not denouncing sexual aggressions committed by a priest of his diocese. The Pope has convened the presidents of episcopal conferences around the world for a summit on child protection for the Vatican in February.

• 2019-01-07T16:44:17+00:00
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