Pope Francis, opening a landmark Vatican conference on clergy sexual abuse, said on Thursday the Roman Catholic Church would 'listen to the cry of the little ones seeking justice.' The 'evil' of sexual abuse of children by priests had to be transformed into understanding and purification, he added. Francis called the summit after botching a well-known sex abuse cover-up case in Chile last year. He finally did an about-face after botching a well-known sex abuse cover-up case in Chile last year. At a press conference Monday, organizers called the summit a 'turning point' in the church's approach to clergy sex abuse.

Source: Daily Mail February 21, 2019 08:16 UTC