Pope Francis closed out his extraordinary summit on preventing clergy sex abuse by vowing Sunday to confront abusers with "the wrath of God," end the coverups by their superiors and prioritize the victims of this "brazen, aggressive and destructive evil." The Jesuit pope noted that the vast majority of sexual abuse happens in the family. But he said the sexual abuse of children becomes even more scandalous when it occurs in the Catholic Church, "for it is utterly incompatible with her moral authority and ethical credibility." "Brothers and sisters, today we find ourselves before a manifestation of brazen, aggressive and destructive evil," the Pope said. "In people's justified anger, the church sees the reflection of the wrath of God, betrayed and insulted by these deceitful consecrated persons," he said.

Source: CBC News February 24, 2019 11:15 UTC