VATICAN CITY
Inquisitr
Pope Francis is known for being one of the more outspoken and candid Popes of recent times but this time it seems the Pontiff has gone even further and admitted that the Catholic church has a problem with peadophilia, a big problem.
In a frank interview with the Italian newspaper La Repubblica, the Pope is quoted as saying that in his opinion at least one in 50 Catholic priests are paedophiles. As he confirmed that his advisors had informed him that: “Paedophilia inside the church is at the level of two per cent,” and is a “leprosy” for the church, in his own words.
The Pope continued that: “Corruption of a child is the terrible and unclean thing imaginable,’”and promised to, “confront it with the seriousness it demands.”
In saying that, the Pontiff added that: ‘The church is fighting for the eradication of the habit and for education that rehabilitates. But this leprosy is also present in our house,” admitting for the first time officially that the Catholic church has issues in this area.
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