ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) — Pope Francis has for the first time publicly acknowledged the scandal of priests and bishops sexually abusing nuns and says he is committed to doing more to fight the problem. “It’s not that everyone does this, but there have been priests and bishops who have,” Francis added. KARIM SAHIB via Getty Images Nuns attend a mass, led by Pope Francis, at the Zayed Sports City Stadium in the United Arab Emirates on February 5, 2019. The magazine, “Women Church World,” noted that the scandal involves a corollary: nuns being forced to abort the priests’ children. VINCENZO PINTO via Getty Images Pope Francis speaks to reporters aboard a plane on his way to Abu Dhabi on February 3, 2019.

Source: Huffington Post February 05, 2019 19:52 UTC