‘I hope the Pope doesn’t forget Malta sex victims’

Times of Malta
May 28, 2014

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20140528/local/i-hope-the-pope-doesnt-forget-malta-sex-victims.520971

Pope Francis talks to reporters aboard the papal flight on his way back to the Vatican from Jerusalem, when he said he would be meeting abuse victims.

Priest abuse victim Lawrence Grech welcomed Pope Francis’s zero tolerance stand against such “ugly crimes” and said he hoped the Vatican would not forget Malta in dealing with the matter.

“The Pope said he will be meeting about 70 victims of abuse from various countries next month and I hope Malta will not be forgotten,” Mr Grech told Times of Malta.

He said he did not expect the Pope to invite the Maltese victims. However, if the Holy Father decided to take action against bishops or members of the Church who closed an eye to child abuse by priests, this should also apply to Malta.

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