MEXICO
Telemundo
[The Oaxacan civil organization called Forum for Children along with several priests and activists on Tuesday accused the Mexican Catholic Church of protecting a priest who may have abused hundreds of children. Priest Silvestre Gerardo Hernandez since 2013 has been in prison after allegations were made that he abused minors.The accusation against the priest was made at a press conference in which a letter from the mother of a victim sent to Pope Francis was presented. The pope will visit Mexico in February. The pope is asked to bring justice for children and teenagers so that such abuse will not happen again.]
La organización civil Foro Oaxaqueño de la Niñez, del sur de México, junto con varios sacerdotes y activistas, acusó el martes a la Iglesia mexicana de proteger a un cura que pudo haber abusado de un centenar de menores y que desde 2013 está en prisión para ser procesado por la justicia por corrupción de menores.
La acusación fue realizada en una rueda de prensa en la que se leyó una carta de la madre de una de las víctimas dirigida al papa Francisco, que visitará México en febrero, en la que pide al pontífice “justicia” para los niños y adolescentes blanco de esos abusos y que “no vuelva a suceder”.
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