Leo XIV. in Frankreich: Papst trifft Missbrauchsopfer in Lourdes
Auch in Frankreich gab es zahlreiche Fälle sexuellen Missbrauchs durch katholische Geistliche. Leo XIV. betont, solches Unrecht dürfe sich nicht wiederholen.
Pope Leo XIV, during his visit to France, met with victims of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy. The meeting took place at the Lourdes pilgrimage site in southwestern France. A total of seven women and men were present, who had been abused. According to Vatican sources, Leo pledged to work towards ensuring that the injustice suffered by these victims would not be repeated.
Earlier, the Pope had spoken about "deep wounds and painful footprints" committed within the Church, during an open-air mass attended by 150,000 people. One of the victims, Véronique Garnier, expressed hope for change after the meeting. The Pope has been in France since Friday. Like in other countries, abuse cases by priests had been swept under the rug by the Catholic Church for decades.
An independent investigation commission reported that there were over 200,000 victims since 1950. The final stop of the Pope's journey will be Metz on Monday, where he intends to deliver a Europe speech.
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