{
  "id": 18412893,
  "title": "Activists call on Pope to expel abusers ahead of Latin America tour",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/activists-call-on-pope-to-expel-abusers-ahead-of-latin-america-tour-18412893",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/11/06/activists-call-on-pope-to-expel-abusers-ahead-of-latin-america-tour"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ahead of his upcoming Latin America tour, Pope Leo XIV is facing calls from activists to expel sexual abusers from the Catholic Church. The 71-year-old pontiff will begin his trip to Uruguay, Argentina, and Peru on Friday, his adopted homeland where he lived for nearly two decades as a missionary, parish priest, and bishop. In Lima on Thursday, activists gathered to demand justice for victims of the long-running scandal.\n\nBishop Accountability, a US-based nonprofit, presented a list of 77 clergy members accused of sexually abusing minors in Peru. The group's co-director, Anne Barrett Doyle, urged the Pope to implement a zero-tolerance policy for those guilty of abuse. She emphasized that the church should permanently remove not only the accused but also those who covered up the abuse.\n\nJose Escardo, president of the Survivors Network of Abuse in Peru, echoed Doyle's call for action. He stressed that these individuals must face both Church judgment and civil justice. Escardo himself is a survivor of a conservative group that Pope Francis dissolved in 2025 following a seven-year investigation. The list of accused abusers from Bishop Accountability includes high-ranking church officials, such as conservative cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani.",
  "summary": "US-based nonprofit Bishop Accountability held a press conference Thursday to present a list of 77 clergy 'who have been publicly accused of sexually abusing minors' in Peru.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Buenos Aires Times",
        "title": "Activists call on Pope to expel abusers ahead of Latin America tour",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/activists-call-on-pope-to-expel-abusers-ahead-of-latin-america-tour",
        "published": "2026-11-06T00:23:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Activists urge Pope Leo to expel sexual abusers from Catholic Church ahead of Latin America tour",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/activists-urge-pope-leo-to-expel-sexual-abusers-from-catholic-church",
        "published": "2026-11-06T00:46:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MercoPress",
        "title": "Watchdog publishes a list of 77 clergy accused of abuse in Peru ahead of the Pope’s visit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/watchdog-publishes-a-list-of-77-clergy-accused-of-abuse-in-peru-ahead",
        "published": "2026-11-06T01:38:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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