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Pope's Troubled Belgium Visit Ends With Praise for Abuse Victims
Pope Francis also doubled down on his traditional views on abortion and praised Catholic abuse victims for their conduct.
Pope ends troubled Belgium visit by doubling down on abortion and women and praising abuse victims
Pope Francis wrapped up a troubled visit to Belgium on Sunday by doubling down on his traditional views on women and abortion and demanding that Catholic bishops stop cov
Church Must Learn From Abuse Victims, Pope Says On Belgium Trip
Pope Francis said Saturday the Catholic Church must learn from victims of child sexual abuse, as he was pressed on the issue on the second day of his Belgium visit partially overshadowed by past scandals.
In Belgium, Pope Francis says ‘Church should be ashamed’ of clerical abuse
Speaking before approximately 300 dignitaries, the pope remarked that child abuse is “a scourge that the Church is tackling resolutely and firmly.”
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.
Pope Francis criticised by students on visit to Catholic university in Belgium
The students questioned why the Catholic church has so few women in top positions and why their intellectual contribution had often been disregarded.
Pope wraps troubled visit to Belgium by praising victims and demanding abusers be judged
Pope Francis demanded Sunday that sexually abusive clergy be judged and their bishops stop covering up their crimes as he ended a troubled visit to Belgium by responding to the outrage over the scandal here that has devastated the church’s credibility.
Belgian Catholic university denounces visiting pope's views on women after he digs in on their role
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Pope Francis responds to critics of comments he made in Belgium about women
A woman is more important than a man, but it is terrible when a woman wants to be a man: No, she is a woman,” the pope had ...
Pope Francis, pressed by Belgium on sexual abuse, says Church acting 'decisively'
Pope Francis was pressed firmly by Belgium's king and premier on Friday for more concrete action to address sexual abuse by ...
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In Belgium, Pope Francis seeks to reinvigorate a church disheartened by the abuse crisis
Pope Francis sought to encourage and reinvigorate the Catholic Church in Belgium, which has been disheartened by the abuse ...
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Pope in Belgium: The Belgian Catholic Church seeks a fresh start
For four days, Pope Francis will meet with Belgium and its Catholic Church, which has had to rethink its role in a society ...
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Pope called out in Belgium over women's role in Church
Pope Francis was challenged by Belgian students Saturday about women's place in the Catholic Church, after paying tribute to ...
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In Belgium, pope apologizes for clergy abuse; prime minister says words alone are insufficient
Pope Francis on Sept. 27 kicked off a three-day trip to Belgium by asking forgiveness for the church's shameful record on ...