UNITED STATES
CBS Philly
By David Madden
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Pope Francis has reached out to the victims of sex abuse at the hands of Catholic priests, asking for their forgiveness. Meantime, a group that works on behalf of the victims is not impressed.
Vatican Radio is reporting that the Pontiff told members of a French group that protects children that the church should not ”take a step back in dealing with this problem and the sanctions that must be imposed.”
The reaction from America’s Survivors Network of those abused by priests is that nothing has changed
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“Be impressed by deeds, not by words, and until this Pope takes decisive actions that will protect children…be skeptical. Be vigilant,” spokeswoman Barbara Dorris says.
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