CANADA
The Telegram
Barb Sweet
Published on April 14, 2014
The Catholic church has done nothing to warrant being forgiven, says a sex abuse victim.
“What Pope Francis said doesn’t mean a thing,” said the Mount Cashel survivor, who does not want his name used.
“He can bow his head, shuffle, look at the ground as he is walking, but this is nonsense.”
Last week in Vatican City, Pope Francis asked for forgiveness from people who were sexually abused by priests, and vowed that there will be no going back in the church’s fight to protect children.
Francis made the off-the-cuff remarks after coming under criticism from victims’ advocacy groups for a perceived lack of attention to the problem and ongoing demands that he sanction bishops who covered up for pedophiles.
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