Pope Leo XIV told Spanish bishops on Monday to provide reparations and adopt a "culture of care" ahead of an expected meeting with survivors of clergy sexual abuse during his weeklong visit to the country. The Spanish hierarchy had largely dismissed the scale of abuse in their church for decades until a newspaper began
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Pope Leo XIV told Spanish bishops on Monday to provide reparations and adopt a "culture of care" ahead of an expected meeting with survivors of clergy sexual abuse during his weeklong visit to the country. The Spanish hierarchy had largely dismissed the scale of abuse in their church for decades until a newspaper began
Pope Leo XIV told Spanish bishops on Monday to provide reparations and adopt a "culture of care" ahead of an expected meeting with survivors of clergy sexual abuse during his weeklong visit to the country. The Vatican says that Pope Leo XIV has met with six survivors of clergy sexual abuse in Madrid and vowed to consider their suggestions for how the Catholic Church can improve its response to the crisis.
France 24 English reported the story as "Pope urges Spanish Church to adopt ‘culture of care’, reparations for sex abuse survivors." The Seattle Times reported the story as "Pope meets with 6 clergy abuse survivors in Spain, hopes to improve response."
3 sources have covered this story, including The Seattle Times, France 24 English and PBS NewsHour. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 2 hours ago.
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