ARGENTINA
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[Translated into English by BishopAccountability.org. To see the original letter in Spanish, click here. To see videos, photos, and background information on Argentine survivors, click here.]

Buenos Aires, July 5, 2014

Pope Francis:

We are writing to you because, on the occasion of your upcoming meeting with survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic priests, no Argentine survivor was invited to attend.

This fact pains us, considering that you must know about the cases here that have given rise to many years of struggle by victims, and about the new cases that have surfaced.

On a number of occasions you’ve pledged zero tolerance when confronting these cases; and so, this letter appeals to your sense of Truth and Justice.

As survivors of child sex abuse by clergy, we urge you to:

-Issue a decree that establishes as a criminal offense the commission and cover-up of child…