VATICAN CITY
CBS News

ROME — Pope Francis’ landmark meeting with victims of church sexual abuse this week has brought mixed reviews from survivors.

In a message one of the abuse victims he met at the Vatican called “heartfelt,” Francis apologized, begged “forgiveness,” and promised to take further action to ensure clergy members could not abuse young parishioners — and if it did occur, that they’d be caught and held accountable.

He said the Church should “weep and make reparations” for what he termed the “despicable actions” of church members that he likened to “a sacrilegious cult.”

“There is no place in the Church’s ministry for those who commit these abuses,” the pontiff told six abuse survivors. He also issued a new warning that bishops would be “held accountable,” for any attempts to cover up abuse.

The Survivor’s Network for Those Abused by Priests (SNAP) denounced the meeting as…