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NEW YORK (AP) — Latest developments in Pope Francis’ visit to the United States. All times local: …
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The Vatican spokesman has denied claims by advocates for victims that the pope has given short shrift to their suffering in his remarks on the clergy sex-abuse crisis.
The Rev. Federico Lombardi says Pope Francis has acknowledged victims by referring to children as the most vulnerable members of the church and speaking of child molestation as a crime.
Lombardi also noted Thursday that the pope has three more days of public events in the U.S., suggesting that further comments are ahead.
In two separate speeches, the pope has commended U.S. bishops for their response to victims and said he understood clergy had “suffered greatly” because of the shame from the scandal.
The crisis erupted in 2002 in the Archdiocese of Boston, then spread across the country and overseas.
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