Archbishop Says Pope Will Tackle Abuse

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March 17, 2013

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The Archbishop of Dublin says the new Pope will ‘very clearly’ address the child sex abuse scandal.

Diarmuid Martin says Pope Francis has a track-record of speaking out about the protection of children in his native Argentina.

Archbishop Martin was himself named as an acceptable candidate to lead the Church by the child abuse survivors network SNAP – because of his history of speaking out on the issue.

Meanwhile, Pope Francis will hold his opening Angelus today.

The first of the prayers will be said in St Peter’s Square this morning.

Yesterday, the new Pontiff met with thousands of journalists.

He explained he chose his Papal name after St Francis of Assisi, calling him “a man of poverty and a man of peace”.