Pope urges action against child sex abuse

Chris Engel 4/9/133:47 PM

"Pope Francis has called on the Catholic Church to "act decisively" to root out sexual abuse of children by priests and ensure the perpetrators are punished, the Vatican has said.
"The pope asked Archbishop Gerhard Ludwig Mueller, the head of the Vatican department that deals with sexual abuse, to "act with determination" in those cases, the Vatican said in a statement on Friday.

"The pontiff asked for "stepped-up measures to protect minors and help those who were subjected to such violence in the past"....

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2013/04/201345231559314323.html

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