Pope Leo meets five abuse survivors in Buenos Aires
Crime · First reported 9 Nov, 19:29 · Updated 19:40
Pope Leo met five survivors of clerical sexual abuse in Buenos Aires during his 12-day Latin America tour, according to the Vatican. The meeting was the first of several planned conversations with survivors on the trip.
- Pope Leo met five survivors of clerical sexual abuse in Buenos Aires on Monday, the Vatican said.
- The meeting was the first of several expected during Leo’s 12-day Latin America tour.
- The Vatican said Leo listened to the survivors; the longer account says the meeting lasted more than an hour and that he reiterated a pledge to strengthen Church safeguarding.
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- People at meeting
- Five survivors of clerical sexual abuse
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- Buenos Aires
- Trip length
- 12 days
- Meeting duration
- More than an hour, according to Al Jazeera
- Next steps
- Several further meetings with survivors were planned or expected during the trip
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