VATICAN CITY
International Business Times
By Ewan Palmer | February 6, 2012
Catholic leaders from around the world have gathered in Rome for talks hosted by the Vatican on finding ways to stamp out paedophilia in the Church.
Bishops from 100 countries and the leaders of 33 religious orders have convened at Gregorian University in Rome for the four-day meeting.
Abuse victims, who are among the speakers at the conference, will be asked for forgiveness.
The symposium, Towards Healing and Renewal, aims to launch a Centre for Child Protection in Germany to fight sex abuse by the clergy in the church worldwide.
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