SPAIN
BBC News
Police in Spain have arrested three priests and one layman on suspicion of child sex abuse, according to the country’s interior minister.
Jorge Fernandez Diaz said the arrests took place in the southern city of Granada, but gave no further details.
The Archdiocese of Granada suspended several priests last week after a man wrote to Pope Francis saying he was abused when he was an altar boy.
The Catholic Church has been rocked by the scandal of sexual abuse by priests.
Media reports said the latest inquiry was personally ordered by the Pope, who also telephoned the man directly to apologise on behalf of the church.
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