PHILADELPHIA (PA)
NBC New York
[with video]
By David Chang, Jim Iovino and Vince Lattanzio
Pope Francis met with victims of clergy sex abuse Sunday morning and vowed “careful oversight” of the sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church to ensure “all responsible will be held accountable.”
Francis held a private meeting with survivors of clergy sexual abuse shortly before speaking candidly with hundreds of bishops and seminarians about the issue that has rocked the Catholic Church.
Officials say the meeting happened at the pope’s request and was held on the seminary grounds where he is staying.
“God weeps for the sexual abuse of children,” he said during his speech to about 300 bishops at a Philadelphia-area seminary. “This cannot be maintained in secret, and I commit to a careful oversight to ensure that youth are protected and all responsible will be held accountable.”
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