[Note: In the excellent video of this report, survivor Damian O’Farrell’s five-minute segment describes the meeting that Pope Francis had with him and seven other survivors during the Pope’s visit to Ireland. O’Farrell does say that Francis has been the “best Pope” for survivors, but he also says that more “radical” change is needed. He speaks of the impact of Francis on him and the remarkably detailed and accurate memory Francis had of what each of the survivors had said. O’Farrell was particularly struck by the Pope’s demeanor when the survivors talked about the Magdalen laundries and the industrial schools, as if Francis were understanding that aspect of the Irish crisis for the first time. O’Farrell also speaks of the resistance still shown by Irish religious orders, which need, he says, to be more Christian in dealing with abuse. ]
When Pope Francis visited Ireland in 2018, he…
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