IRELAND
Irish Mirror
Jun 26, 2014 By Pat Flanagan
It will be the first time since his election that the Pontiff has met with victims to hear of their experiences
Pope Francis will meet Irish survivors of clerical abuse in the Vatican next week, it emerged today.
It will be the first time since his election that the Pontiff has met with victims to hear of their experiences.
It will also be the first time a Pope has met Irish survivors.
Pope Francis has promised to continue a “zero tolerance” approach to abuse.
The Irish Catholic newspaper reported several survivors will travel from Ireland for the meeting, expected to take place at the Vatican guest house where the Pontiff has made his home.
It is understood they’ll be accompanied by clerical abuse victims from other parts of the world, including Britain, the US and Poland. One abuse survivor, Amnesty International Ireland chief Colm O’Gorman, said last night that the Pope must not merely listen, but respond.
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