Vatican committee: Church credibility at risk over sex abuse
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VATICAN CITY --- Organizers of an upcoming Vatican summit on sex abuse prevention are warning that the credibility of the Catholic Church is in jeopardy over the abuse scandal and are urging participants to meet with victims personally before cominVatican committee: Church credibility at risk over sex abuse
VATICAN CITY --- Organizers of an upcoming Vatican summit on sex abuse prevention are warning that the credibility of the Catholic Church is in jeopardy over the abuse scandal and are urging participants to meet with victims personally before coming to Rome. In a letter sent Tuesday to the presidents of bishops' conferences worldwide, organizers said the church must develop a «comprehensive and communal response» to the crisis, and that the first step is «acknowledging the truth of what has happened.» Pope Francis invited church leaders to the February 21-24 summit to respond to what has become the gravest threat to his papacy, as the sex abuse and cover-up scandal er...Keep on reading: Vatican committee: Church credibility at risk over sex abuse Read more