ROME
ABC News
August 21, 2018
By Phoebe Natanson
When Pope Francis travels to Ireland this weekend, he is likely to meet privately with sex abuse victims, a Vatican spokesman told reporters today.
As is the custom, information about the pope’s meetings with victims would not be revealed to the public until afterwards and only if the victims agree.
Without sharing any further details about the meetings, Vatican spokesperson Greg Burke said, “The important thing for the pope is to listen.”
Burke also said the pope will pray in silence for abuse victims in a chapel at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Dublin on Saturday.
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