MUMBAI (INDIA)
La Croix
August 22, 2018
By Virginia Saldanha
Pope’s letter on sexual abuse is welcome but victims deserve stern measures to stop this evil
While the People of God across the globe thank Pope Francis for finally expressing himself in his Aug. 20 letter on the issue of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, many feel it brings little comfort.
Many pious platitudes have already been expressed toward survivors of abuse, but it has not brought about any change in their reality because many abusers continue to be clerics. Sadly, the pope’s letter does not say anything concrete about actions to make bishops accountable.
We have heard of commitments to put policies in place, but to date nothing seems to have worked.
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