Pope Francis ends troubled Belgium visit saying church should not hide abuse
Pope Francis has wrapped up a weekend trip to Belgium by praising victims and demanding that sexually abusive clergy be judged, after facing strong criticism that the Catholic Church was failing to face up to the problem.
Belgian PM Blasts Pope Francis for Catholic Church's Sex Abuse Cover-up In Blistering Welcome
On a brutal day for the frail and aging Pope Francis, the king of Belgium, its prime minister and the rector of the Catholic university that invited him here all ripped into the institution he heads for a spectrum of sins: for covering up cases of clergy sex abuse and being far behind the times on embracing women and the LGBTQ+ community in the church.
Pope Francis was sharply criticised on Saturday by one of Belgium's Catholic universities over his stance on the role of ...
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Belgium’s prime minister blasted Pope Francis for the Catholic Church’s horrific legacy of clerical sex abuse and cover-ups, ...
BRUSSELS (CNS) -- Calling on the world’s bishops not to cover up any instance or form of abuse, Pope Francis said the ...
In his first general audience since returning from the longest international trip of his pontificate, the pope expressed ...
Speaking to a crowd of around 39,000 in the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, the pontiff wrapped up a difficult visit to ...
Pope Francis sought to encourage and reinvigorate the Catholic Church in Belgium, which has been disheartened by the abuse ...
Belgium’s prime minister has blasted Pope Francis for the Catholic Church’s horrific legacy of clerical sex abuse and ...
The Vatican made the announcement on Sept. 26, coinciding with the start of the pope’s apostolic journey to Luxembourg and ...
Pope Francis on Sept. 29 strongly condemned the disproportionate use of military force for the purposes of retaliation and ...
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