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Pope meets sex abuse victims
Pope Francis speaks to international bishops at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary, September 27, 2015 in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. Pope Francis met with victims of church sex abuse, saying “God weeps” for their suffering and promising to hold all those responsible to account. PHOTO | DREW ANGERER | AFP
What you need to know:
- The pope met the three women and two men, with their relatives and educators, for 30 minutes at the San Carlo Borromeo seminary on the final day of his visit to the United States, the Vatican said in a statement.
- Without the audience, victims of the sex abuse scandal would have been extremely disappointed. The pope’s predecessor, Benedict XVI, met victims of the sex abuse scandal in Boston in 2008.
- On one street corner, an artist who goes by the name Mark G. exhibited large portraits of the pope that passers-by were supposed to sign.
PHILADELPHIA
Pope Francis met with victims of church sex abuse Sunday, saying “God weeps” for their suffering and promising to hold all those responsible to account.
