Pope and Chilean president
discuss “painful scourge of abuse of minors”
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| Pope Francis meets Chile's President Sebastian Pinera in the Vatican, Oct.13, 2018.- AFP |
Pope Francis on Oct. 13 received in the Vatican President
Sebastián Piñera Echenique of Chile.
Pope Francis on Saturday received in private audience in the
Vatican President Sebastián Piñera Echenique of Chile.
Piñera later held a meeting with Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro
Parolin and Vatican Secretary for Relations with States, Archbishop Paul
Richard Galagher.
A Holy See Press office statement said that during the
“cordial discussions, satisfaction was expressed for the existing good
relations between the Holy See and Chile.”
The two sides “then went on to consider the situation of the
country, with particular reference to the defence of life and
the painful scourge of abuse of minors, reiterating the effort of
all in collaboration to combat and prevent the perpetration
of such crimes and their concealment.”
The Holy See and Chile also discussed “matters of common
interest at international and regional level, with special reference to
the reception of migrants.”
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