VATICAN CITY
Premier
Tue 14 Feb 2017
By Premier Journalist
Pope Francis has written an introduction to a book by a survivor of clerical sex abuse in which he asks survivors of clerical sexual abuse to forgive the Church.
The Pope added that he was particularly distressed by the fact that some victims of abuse had resorted to suicide.
He wrote: “These deaths weigh on my heart, on my conscience, and on that of the whole Church. To their families I offer my sentiments of love and of sorrow, and I humbly ask forgiveness.”
Since his election in 2013, Pope Francis said he would take a “zero tolerance” approach against cleric abuse.
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