ROME
BBC News
Roman Catholic leaders are in Rome for an unprecedented summit on how the church should tackle the sexual abuse of children by priests.
Bishops from more than 100 countries and 32 heads of religious orders are among those taking part in the four days of discussions.
The aim is to produce guidelines on how to deal with abusive priests and help police to prosecute paedophile crime.
Victims’ groups, who were not invited, have dismissed it as a PR exercise.
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