The significance of the pope’s meeting with abuse victims

Don't underestimate the importance of Pope Benedict's "unprecedented" meeting with victims of the clergy sex-abuse scandal, said John L. Allen Jr. in a National Catholic Reporter blog. "The church has refused to do everything possible to he

What happened

Pope Benedict XVI met and prayed privately in Washington, D.C., with five or six survivors of the clergy sex-abuse scandal on Thursday after urging bishops, priests, and parishioners to work together toward healing. At a huge outdoor Mass, the pope called for American Catholics to “overcome division” and reject the “anger,” “weakening moral sense,” and “growing forgetfulness of God” in modern society. (Baltimore Sun)

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