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    Pope Francis expresses shame at the scale of child sexual abuse by clergy in France

    The pope spoke about a report released Tuesday that estimated some 330,000 French children were abused by clergy and other church authority figures dating back to 1950.
    by The Associated Press Oct 06, 2021 2 minutes

    VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis expressed "shame" for himself and the Roman Catholic Church on Wednesday for the scale of child sexual abuse within the church in France and acknowledged failures in putting the needs of victims first.

    The pope spoke during his regular audience at thewere abused by clergy and other church authority figures dating back to 1950.

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