VATICAN CITY
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May 17, 2018
Abuse victims demanded that the Holy See leave off with the prayers and penance and deliver serious justice to perpetrators.
Pope Francis must acknowledge the crimes, coverups, and the need for compensation, Chilean sexual abuse victims demanded in a statement to the emergency Vatican summit on Wednesday.
In a letter to the Pope, at least six assault victims demanded that the Holy See leave behind the prayers and penance, delivering serious justice to perpetrators for the years of suffering brought on by cover-ups and incredulity.
“We insist on the need for the Vatican to modify its discourse and- in addition to speaking about pain, forgiveness and sins- it is imperative that they recognize crimes, wrongs, and reparations and trust all the information it has to the hands of federal justice,” the delegation said, some of whom identified themselves as victims of the Marist Brothers religious order.
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