'We ask forgiveness'

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Pope Francis issues the Catholic Church's most comprehensive acknowledgment to date for abuse perpetrated by its representatives in Ireland. Reading from a handwritten note at the mass in the Phoenix Park on Sunday 26 August, the Pope asked for forgiveness for the sins of the Church, its clerics, and the hierarchy who did not take charge. “I had a meeting with eight survivors of abuse of power, conscience and sexuality. Picking up on what they've told me, I would like to put these crimes before the mercy of the Lord and ask forgiveness for them. “We ask forgiveness for the abuses in Ireland, abuses of power and conscience; sexual abuses on the part of qualified members of the Church. “In a special way, we ask forgiveness for all the abuses committed in various types of institutions run by religious men and women and other members of the Church and we also ask forgiveness for all the cases of labour exploitation to which so many young people were subjected. “We ask forgiveness for the times that, as a Church, we have not looked at the survivors of any type of abuse with compassion in the search for justice and truth, and with concrete actions. “We ask forgiveness for some members of the hierarchy who did not take care of these painful situations and kept silent. We ask forgiveness.” Keep up to date with all the latest Irish and international news and current affairs with http://www.rte.ie/news Follow us on twitter @rtenews and on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/RTENew

Published 2018-08-27 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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