Pope receives US Church leaders
to discuss clerical sex abuse crisis
Pope Francis on Thursday received a delegation of the
leadership of the U.S. Bishops Conference at the Vatican to discuss the
Church’s response to the clerical sex abuse crisis.
Following a private audience with Pope Francis on Thursday
morning in Vatican City, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston and
President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops issued the
following statement regarding the recent moral crisis in the American Catholic
Church.
"We are grateful to the Holy Father for receiving us in
audience. We shared with Pope Francis our situation in the United States - how
the Body of Christ is lacerated by the evil of sexual abuse. He listened very
deeply from the heart. It was a lengthy, fruitful, and good exchange.
As we departed the audience, we prayed the Angelus together
for God's mercy and strength as we work to heal the wounds. We look forward to
actively continuing our discernment together identifying the most effective
next steps."
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