Pope acknowledges abuse scandals outrage, drive people away
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TALLINN, Estonia --- Pope Francis acknowledged Tuesday that the sex abuse scandals rocking the Catholic Church have outraged the faithful and are driving them away, and said the church must change its ways if it wants to keep future gePope acknowledges abuse scandals outrage, drive people away
TALLINN, Estonia --- Pope Francis acknowledged Tuesday that the sex abuse scandals rocking the Catholic Church have outraged the faithful and are driving them away, and said the church must change its ways if it wants to keep future generations. The Pope referred directly to the crisis convulsing his papacy on the fourth and final day of his Baltic pilgrimage, which coincided with the release of a devastating new report into decades of sex abuse and cover-up in Germany. Pope Francis told a gathering of young people in Estonia -- considered one of the least religious countries in the world -- that he knew many young people felt the church ...Keep on reading: Pope acknowledges abuse scandals outrage, drive people away Read more