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	Report: 'Abuse Victim' on Way to Meet Pope Earth Times April 18, 2010 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/319308,report-abuse-victim-on-way-to-meet-pope.html Valetta, Malta - A van carrying eight men was driven Sunday to the Vatican's embassy in Malta, fuelling speculation of an imminent meeting between Pope Benedict XVI and Maltese victims of sexual abuse by priests, a local newspaper reported. Witnesses said one of the men in the van, which travelled under police escort, appeared to be the victims' spokesman, Lawrence Grech, the Times of Malta said on its website. Pope Benedict who earlier celebrated Sunday Mass in Malta's biggest square, was scheduled to return to the embassy, the Apostolic Nunciature, ahead of other afternoon engagements. The men, who claim to have molested as minors in a local orphanage, had requested a meeting with Benedict during his 26-hour visit scheduled to end later Sunday. Papal spokesman Father Federico Lombardi on Saturday did not rule out the possibility of such a meeting, saying that if it were to take place it would be away from the glare of the media. Lombardi was scheduled to hold a press conference later Sunday.
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