“Support the Provolo survivors,” read a banner carried by the victims in front of St. Peter’s Square. ADADAlso marching was Mary Dispenza, a survivor of abuse by both a priest and a nun. Their aim was to request that the organization, UISG, speak out more about the unacknowledged problem of nuns who sexually abuse children and other nuns. And he passed a law requiring all abuse be reported to the church — but not police — including abuse committed by nuns. AD“The Vatican and the pope’s main failure is in not implementing a strong, universal, zero tolerance law,” said the group’s co-founder, Anne Barrett Doyle.

Source: Washington Post February 20, 2020 19:41 UTC