My Shame and Humiliation ; Pope Meets and Prays with F Ive Victims of Clerical Sex Abuse As Thousands March to Protest His Stance On Gay Rights and Contraceptives [Eire Region Edition 2]
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POPE Benedict XVI yesterday spoke of his shame when he issued his strongest apology yet on the child abuse scandal that has rocked the Catholic Church.
He said he was humiliated by the 'unspeakable crimes' committed by Catholic priests. However, critics branded his apology half- hearted and empty, and claimed that he did not go far enough in addressing the Church's responsibility for the abuse suffered by victims of paedophile priests.See the full content of this document
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My Shame and Humiliation ; Pope Meets and Prays with F Ive Victims of Clerical Sex Abuse As Thousands March to Protest His Stance On Gay Rights and Contraceptives [Eire Region Edition 2]
During a televised ceremony at Westminster Cathedral, the Pontiff spoke of the 'shame and humiliation' brought on the Catholic Church by the scandal.
He said: 'I think of the immense suffering caused by the abuse of children, especially within the Chu...See the full content of this document
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