AFP
April 11, 2014
Pope Francis on Friday personally asked forgiveness for child sex abuse by priests — the first time he has made such an apology since being elected last year.
“I feel compelled … to personally ask for forgiveness for the damage they have done for having sexually abused children,” the pope said at a meeting with members of a children’s charity, Vatican Radio reported.
Francis said the number of guilty priests was “quite a few in number” but “obviously not compared to the number of all the priests”.
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