Pope Francis Admits Child Sex Abuse is Driving People Away From Church

VATICAN CITY
Friendly Atheist

September 25, 2018

By David G. Mcafee

Pope Francis has finally admitted the obvious: The ongoing scandal involving priests sexually abusing children (or covering up for others) is causing people to flee the Catholic Church.

The P.R. Pope has been able to get a lot of good press for the Vatican over the last couple of years, but he hasn’t been able to contain the most damaging scandal of all. He now says the Church must change its ways if it wants to continue to have a seat at the table, according to the Associated Press.

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