Pontiff comes up short of issuing apology to victims of decades of abuse,and urges bishops to embrace inclusiveness over ‘harsh and divisive language’Pope Francis has hailed US bishops for their handling of the sexual abuse crisis that has rocked the Catholic church for decades, saying they had shown “courage” throughout and regained the authority and the trust which was demanded of them.
In rare remarks approximately the string of scandals that first emerged in the mid-1980s, and Pope Francis stopped short of addressing the victims of clerical abuse,focusing instead on the pain that had been inflicted on the bishops who were left to weather the storm.
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Source: theguardian.com