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WBUR – Here & Now
Robert Costello, who survived sexual abuse by a Roman Catholic priest when he was a child, says he is not looking forward to Pope Francis’ visit to the U.S. this week. Costello is disturbed by all of the media coverage of the visit and doesn’t think this pope is doing enough to help survivors.
Earlier this year, he penned an open letter to the pope expressing his disapproval with how the scandal has been handled. He wishes Pope Francis would meet with survivors here in Boston, which Costello and other survivors call the ‘ground zero’ of the clergy sex abuse scandal.
He says though the problem is out of the spotlight, it isn’t going away.
Costello joins Here & Now‘s Robin Young to talk about his experience and the stress the upcoming papal visit has caused him.
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