Pope Benedict XVI prayed with tearful victims of clergy sex abuse in a chapel Thursday.
Benedict and Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley met with a group of five or six clergy sex abuse victims for about 25 minutes, offering them encouragement and hope.
Reaching out to victims
Well over 4,000 priests have been accused of molesting minors in the U.S. since 1950. The church has paid out more than $2 billion, much of it in just the last six years, after the case of a serial molester in Boston gained national attention and inspired many victims to step forward.
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What are your thoughts? A little too late for apoligies I would say. Those kids are screwed up for the rest of their lives now.
It is just one big coverup.
Benedict and Boston Cardinal Sean O'Malley met with a group of five or six clergy sex abuse victims for about 25 minutes, offering them encouragement and hope.
Reaching out to victims
Well over 4,000 priests have been accused of molesting minors in the U.S. since 1950. The church has paid out more than $2 billion, much of it in just the last six years, after the case of a serial molester in Boston gained national attention and inspired many victims to step forward.
Full Article
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24189501
What are your thoughts? A little too late for apoligies I would say. Those kids are screwed up for the rest of their lives now.
It is just one big coverup.