Burke names Chilean abuse
survivors attending papal meeting
The Holy See press spokesman on Wednesday gave details of
the sex abuse victims who will meet with Pope Francis in the Vatican
Responding to journalists’ questions about Pope Francis’
meeting with Chilean abuse victims, the head of the Holy See press office, Greg
Burke, said that the three men will be welcomed at the weekend by the Pope to
his residence in the Vatican, the Casa Santa Marta.
Burke named the three survivors as Juan Carlos Cruz, James
Hamilton e Jose Andrés Murillo, adding that the Pope is grateful they have
accepted the invitation.
He said that during the personal encounters, Pope Francis
“wishes to ask them for forgiveness, to share their pain and his shame for what
they have suffered and, above all, to listen to all their suggestions so that
such reprehensible acts do not happen again”.
Burke said that the Holy Father will meet each survivor
individually, allowing them as much time as they wish to talk.
He said the Pope asks for prayers for the Church in Chile at
this painful moment, hoping that these meetings can take place in an atmosphere
of “serene trust”, marking a vital step on the road to recovery and
guaranteeing that "abuses of conscience, of power and especially sexual
abuse in the Church" never happen again
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