Pope Francis says clergy sex abuse scandals are an “open wound” that must be treated with “firm and decisive” action.
Pope Francis said this at the Marian Shrine of Knock on Sunday, his second day in Ireland.
According to the Vatican, 45,000 people came to hear the pope.
“This open wound challenges us to be firm and decisive in the pursuit of truth and justice,” DPA quoted Francis as saying in an Angelus message at the Marian shrine of Knock.
“I beg the Lord’s forgiveness for these sins and for the scandal and betrayal felt by so many others in God’s family.
“I ask our Blessed Mother Mary to intercede for all the survivors and to confirm every member of our Christian family in the resolve never again to permit these situations to occur,” he added
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