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	Pope Tells US Bishops Clergy Abuse Scandal 'Badly Handled' By Victor L. Simpson Forbes April 15, 2008 http://www.forbes.com/fdc/welcome_mjx.shtml WASHINGTON - Pope Benedict XVI told America's Roman Catholic leaders Wednesday evening that the clergy sex abuse scandal has sometimes been "very badly handled" by the church. Benedict's remarks came at a prayer service with hundreds of U.S. bishops at a national shrine in Washington. The comments mark the second time the pope has addressed sex abuse on his journey to the U.S., and they are the harshest criticism yet of the bishops themselves. On his flight to America, the pope said he was deeply ashamed of the scandal and would fight to keep pedophiles out of the priesthood. On Wednesday, he also raised concerns that America society at large has become too sexualized, with pornography and violence easily viewed in many homes.
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