Source: TOI:
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis wants the Catholic Church to “act decisively” to root out sexual abuse of children by priests and ensure the perpetrators are punished, the Vatican said on Friday.
Francis, in a meeting with the Holy See’s doctrinal chief, Archbishop Gerhard Muller, had declared that combating sexual abuse was important “for the church and its credibility”, a statement said.
Categories: Catholic Church, Europe, Italy, Vatican
In view of global epidemic of clergy sex abuse claims it is really needed.