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	Pope Speaks of Abuse, Says U.S. Trip 'Strengthened' Him USA Today April 30, 2008 http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2008-04-30-pope-US_N.htm VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI, reviewing his recent trip to the United States, said Wednesday that he wanted to help heal the wounds from the clergy sex abuse scandal that battered the American church. The pope made atonement from the shame of the scandal a cornerstone of his American trip. He spoke out often on the scandal and prayed with victims during a stop in Washington. Benedict returned to the subject during remarks at his weekly audience in St. Peter's Square. "Thinking of the painful affair of the abuse of minors committed by ordained ministers, I wanted to express my closeness to the bishops, encouraging them in their commitment to bind up the wounds and reinforce relations with their priests," the pope said, speaking in Italian to the 20,000 pilgrims and tourists gathered in the square.
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