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Pope pledges action on clergy abuse after meeting French survivors
Original: Pope pledges action on clergy child abuse in meeting with French survivors https://www. aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/27/p o
The Pope met with French survivors of clergy child abuse in an emotional two-hour meeting and pledged concrete action to address the scandal. The encounter comes amid continuing pressure on the Catholic Church over its handling of abuse cases in France, where official inquiries have documented widespread abuse by clergy over decades.
Why now: The Pope's direct meeting with French survivors signals a rare, high-level response to the Church's ongoing clergy abuse scandal.
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- Pope pledges action on clergy child abuse in meeting with French survivors https://www. aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/27/p ope-pledges-action-on-clergy-child-abuse-in-meeting-with-french-survivors?traffic_source=rss Head of the Roman Catholic Church holds 'emotional' two-hour… · MillMessenger@journa.host · 2
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