Pope meets with clergy abuse survivors in Argentina
Summary
Pope Leo XIV met privately in Buenos Aires with five survivors of clergy sexual abuse during his visit to Argentina. The Vatican said he listened to their accounts and proposals for healing, and reiterated his pledge to strengthen safeguarding in the Catholic Church.Key Facts
- The meetings took place on Monday, the second day of Leo’s visit to Argentina.
- The Vatican said Leo spoke individually with each of the five survivors.
- The private meetings lasted more than an hour.
- The Vatican said the meetings aimed to support healing and help make the Church a safe place.
- The meetings followed an open-air Mass in Buenos Aires that drew an estimated 2.5 million people.
- The article says the Mass was Argentina’s first papal liturgy in nearly 40 years.
- Argentina is the second stop on Leo’s 12-day Latin America tour, which began in Uruguay and is due to end in Peru.
- The article says Leo’s visit is the first by a pope to Argentina since John Paul II visited in 1987.
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