Pope Francis has urged priests who have raped and molested children to turn themselves in and prepare for “divine justice,” in his strongest condemnations yet of the Roman Catholic Church’s sexual abuse crisis. The pope pledged Friday that the church would “never again” cover up or dismiss sexual abuse cases. The pope addressed the Roman Catholic Church's sexual abuse crisis in his remarks. ASSOCIATED PRESS Francis said February's bishops' summit on sexual abuse will address protecting children, bringing healing to victims and improving training in seminaries. At the same time, he emphasized that the Catholic Church isn’t the only institution dealing with sexual abuse cases.

Source: Huffington Post December 21, 2018 14:37 UTC