The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis will meet victims of sexual abuse during his trip to Ireland on August 25 and 26. The Holy Father will also attend the Catholic World assembly of Families in Dublin and visit Knock Shrine in Co Mayo.
Vatican Spokesman Greg Burke noted that the assembly with clerical abuse survivors will not be announced until after it is over and that it will be up to those who attend whether they want to speak publicly afterward,as reported by RTE.
The Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin, and said it would be great” for the pope to meet some of the victims and abuse survivors but “the time is very tight,” reported RTE of a comment made by Martin earlier in August.
RTE claims that Archbishop Martin stated he has been pushing for the pope to meet a small representative group of people but “it is never easy” to accomplish that.
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Source: inquisitr.com