{"id":13188,"date":"2026-06-08T23:25:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T23:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=13188"},"modified":"2026-06-08T23:25:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T23:25:59","slug":"pope-leo-denounces-what-he-calls-scourge-of-sexual-abuse-by-catholic-clergy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=13188","title":{"rendered":"Pope Leo denounces what he calls &#8220;scourge&#8221; of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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the first U.S.-born pope said, according to the Reuters news service.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Faced with this scourge, the ecclesial community is called to respond with listening, truth, justice, reparation and an ever more determined commitment to prevention and a culture of care,&#8221; the pontiff told a gathering of Spanish bishops. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Every wounded person must be able to find sincere listening, welcome, protection and real paths to healing,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/08\/c1c770e2-9d0d-4382-832b-933c176fc1a2\/thumbnail\/620x413\/6cb9573a611eb699600f891324005035\/2026-06-08t105450z-693880069-rc2lpladj6xh-rtrmadp-3-pope-spain-1.jpg#\" alt=\"Pope Leo XIV delivers a speech at the Congress of Deputies in Madrid \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/08\/c1c770e2-9d0d-4382-832b-933c176fc1a2\/thumbnail\/620x413\/6cb9573a611eb699600f891324005035\/2026-06-08t105450z-693880069-rc2lpladj6xh-rtrmadp-3-pope-spain-1.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/08\/c1c770e2-9d0d-4382-832b-933c176fc1a2\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/9a959d6462a716f373f061a33fa83755\/2026-06-08t105450z-693880069-rc2lpladj6xh-rtrmadp-3-pope-spain-1.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Pope Leo XIV delivers a speech during a joint session of the Spanish Parliament at the Congress of Deputies in Madrid, Spain on June 8, 2026. Ciro de Luca\/Pool via REUTERS<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Ciro de Luca \/ Pool via REUTERS<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Spanish media said the pope would speak later on Monday with victims at the Vatican embassy in Madrid, formally known as the apostolic nunciature. <\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the meeting, representatives of some victim groups complained that they were being excluded. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are disappointed that the pope, instead of listening to a sufficiently large and solid representation of victims, prefers to leave us out,&#8221; Juan Cuatrecasas, spokesman for the association Infancia Robada (Stolen Childhood), told AFP. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are going to keep pushing until the end, insisting that the Pope has to see us, has to hear us, we have a voice,&#8221; he said, speaking outside the nunciature. <\/p>\n<p>The Vatican has said that a meeting will take place during the visit but that it would not give further information until after it has taken place out of &#8220;respect for the victims.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to reporters on the flight to Madrid on Saturday, Leo, 70, said the scandal of sexual violence was &#8220;still an open wound&#8221; for the Church. <\/p>\n<p>Around 200,000 minors are estimated to have suffered sexual violence by clergy in Spain since 1940, according to a 2023 report from Spain&#8217;s national ombudsman. <\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez&#8217;s government and the Catholic Church in Spain signed an agreement in March to compensate victims, after years of reticence from the Church hierarchy.<\/p>\n<h2>Unprecedented speech<\/h2>\n<p>The US-born pope earlier on Monday gave an unprecedented speech to the Spanish parliament, which was welcomed with a lengthy standing ovation from lawmakers. <\/p>\n<p>The leader of the world&#8217;s 1.4 billion Catholics called for a global response to the &#8220;tragic drama&#8221; of migration and said world peace was a &#8220;true global imperative.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The pope also urged lawmakers to defend life &#8220;from conception to its natural end&#8221;, in a country whose left-wing government has legalized euthanasia under strict conditions and wants to include abortion rights in its constitution. <\/p>\n<p>He called for &#8220;safe and legal pathways&#8221; for immigration and for migrants to be given &#8220;a respectful welcome and real opportunities for integration&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p>In contrast with many of his European allies, Sanchez has a relatively liberal immigration policy. <\/p>\n<p>But the government is under pressure on the issue from the main conservative Popular Party and from far-right party Vox, now the nation&#8217;s third-largest political force. <\/p>\n<p>The pope&#8217;s seven-day visit to Spain will include a trip to the Canary Islands, where he will pay tribute to the migrants who have lost their lives at sea on perilous journeys from Africa. <\/p>\n<p>The Spanish archipelago has become one of the main entry points for migrants who enter Europe without permission.<\/p>\n<p>The pope, who like Sanchez has been harshly criticized by President Trump for his anti-war views, also called for &#8220;patient dialogue&#8221; instead of conflict and rearmament in Europe and beyond. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Weapons may impose a temporary silence but they can never build a genuine and lasting peace,&#8221; 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