IRELAND
Shropshire Star
August 27, 2018
The pontiff’s visit to Ireland focused attention on historic incidents of wrongdoing by clergy.
Victims of clerical sexual abuse have called on the Pope to deliver a plan of action to tackle child abuse scandals.
During his two-day visit to Ireland, Pope Francis begged forgiveness for the crimes of the Church.
But campaigners urged him to take that one step further and take concrete action to solve the issue.
Members of two global groups aimed at holding the Catholic church to account gathered outside a former Magdalene Laundry on Dublin’s Sean McDermott Street on Monday to give their reaction to the pontiff’s trip to Ireland.
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