Pope calls for mercy for sex abuse priests

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 25 - Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday called for mercy for priests found guilty of sexually abusing children. The Pope intervened on the issue with a message.to an assembly of French bishops focusing on abuse and the Traditional Mass, saying the two topics are causing internal wounds within the Church. Regarding abuse, Leo urged "the Church's attention to the victims and God's mercy toward all. It is good that priests guilty of abuse are not excluded from this mercy." Regarding th...

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