Pope Francis today (August 20, 2018) acknowledged the failure of the Catholic Church to act on allegations of sexual abuse by priests against children, according to the UPI website.
His unusually forceful "Letter to the People of God" referred to a Pennsylvania grand jury report last week on over 1,000 sexual abuse incidents by priests, and cover-up methods by church leaders in six Catholic dioceses in the state.
The pope said Catholic Church leaders in general share in the blame. He called on all Catholics to involve themselves in helping victims, to increase safeguards, and to end a culture of coverups.
He added, "With shame and repentance, we acknowledge as an ecclesial community that we were not where we should have been, that we did not act in a timely manner, realizing the magnitude and the gravity of the damage done to so many lives. We showed no care for the little ones."
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