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Pope says Vatican abuse summit will not end crisis [View all]
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS JANUARY 28, 2019 / 7:38 AM / UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO
Pope says Vatican abuse summit will not end crisis
Philip Pullella
3 MIN READ
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) - Pope Francis warned on Sunday against excessive expectations for next month’s Vatican summit on the global sexual abuse crisis, saying it was human problem that would continue.
Francis has summoned the presidents of all of the world’s national bishops conferences to the Vatican Feb. 21-24.
The meeting offers a chance for him to respond to criticism from victims of abuse who say he has mishandled the crisis and not done enough to make bishops accountable for covering it up.
But the pope said the highly anticipated meeting would not end the problem.
“The preparatory work is going well but I permit myself to say that I have perceived that there is an inflated expectation,” he told reporters on a plane returning from Panama.
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Pope says Vatican abuse summit will not end crisis
Philip Pullella
3 MIN READ
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) - Pope Francis warned on Sunday against excessive expectations for next month’s Vatican summit on the global sexual abuse crisis, saying it was human problem that would continue.
Francis has summoned the presidents of all of the world’s national bishops conferences to the Vatican Feb. 21-24.
The meeting offers a chance for him to respond to criticism from victims of abuse who say he has mishandled the crisis and not done enough to make bishops accountable for covering it up.
But the pope said the highly anticipated meeting would not end the problem.
“The preparatory work is going well but I permit myself to say that I have perceived that there is an inflated expectation,” he told reporters on a plane returning from Panama.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pope-plane-abuse/pope-says-vatican-abuse-summit-will-not-end-crisis-idUSKCN1PM1C7
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