Posts Tagged ‘Pope Francis on abuse’

Pope declares ‘zero tolerance’ for sexual abuse in the Catholic Church

Thursday, September 8th, 2022
Catholic Church sexual abuse

Pope Francis says he has taken it on himself to rid the Catholic Church of sexual abuse, telling CNN Portugal that he was “responsible that it doesn’t happen anymore”. In a wide-ranging interview in Rome last month, the Pontiff said the church had “zero tolerance” for abuse and said that “a priest cannot remain a Read more

Don’t be ashamed to report abuse, Pope urges religious

Monday, July 18th, 2022
Don’t be ashamed to report abuse

Pope Francis has stated that religious orders must never tolerate the abuse of children or vulnerable persons, they should not be ashamed to report abuse, and they must end the practice of moving alleged abusers to other countries. The pope departed from a prepared speech during a meeting with the Order of the Mother of Read more