PHILADELPHIA — Pope Francis
apologized to victims of clergy sexual abuse in a private meeting on
Sunday, and called himself “overwhelmed by the shame,” pledging that
“every one responsible will be held accountable.”
“I
regret this profoundly,” he said, speaking to bishops and seminarians
on the last day of his trip to the United States. “God weeps!”
The
pope said survivors of abuse by priests “have become true heralds of
hope and ministers of mercy. Humbly, we owe each of them and their
families our gratitude for their immense courage for making the light of
Christ shine over the evil” of child sex abuse by priests, according to
an early translation.
The pope also told them, “I am profoundly sorry that your innocence was violated by those who you trusted,” according to a transcript of his remarks released by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. “The betrayal was a terrible violation of human dignity.” He said he regretted that some bishops failed to protect children, and found it “disturbing” that some bishops themselves were abusers.
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"The Heavens finally broke down and cried with the victims! But not the gedolim...they were at dinners!"
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