Belgian Catholic university denounces visiting pope's views on …
Sep 28, 2024 · Francis’ visit to Belgium has been dominated by the abuse scandal, with King Philippe and Prime Minister Alexander De Croo both blasting the Catholic Church’s dreadful legacy of priests raping and molesting children and its decades-long cover-up of the crimes.
Pope ends troubled Belgium visit by doubling ... - Associated Press News
Sep 30, 2024 · Pope Francis demanded Sunday that sexually abusive clergy be judged and their bishops stop covering up their crimes as he ended a troubled visit to Belgium by responding to the outrage over the scandal there that has devastated the …
Pope Francis, in Belgium, pressed on sexual abuse, women priests
BRUSSELS, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Pope Francis was pressed firmly by Belgium's king and premier on Friday for more concrete action to address sexual abuse by Roman Catholic clergy, an issue once...
Belgian PM blasts Pope Francis for the church's sex abuse cover …
Sep 27, 2024 · Pope Francis has met with 17 survivors of clergy sexual abuse in Belgium. He spent two hours with them at the Vatican embassy in Brussels, hearing their stories of trauma and shame.
Pope says church must be ashamed of Belgium sexual abuse
Survivors are calling for reparations and for the Vatican to devise a universal system for compensation, and the Belgian parliament has opened investigations into historical Church abuse...
Pope says church must be ashamed of Belgium sexual abuse - BBC
Sep 27, 2024 · Survivors are calling for reparations and for the Vatican to devise a universal system for compensation, and the Belgian parliament has opened investigations into historical Church abuse...
Pope vows to root out ‘scourge’ of sexual abuse after ... - CNN
Sep 27, 2024 · Pope Francis has pledged to root out the “scourge” of clerical sexual abuse after Belgium’s prime minster urged him in unusually frank terms to take concrete action.
Belgium's Appalling Abuse Legacy Clouds Pope's Trip as …
Sep 25, 2024 · VATICAN CITY (AP) — Fresh off a four-nation tour of Asia, where he saw record-setting crowds and vibrant church communities, Pope Francis travels to Belgium this week as the once-staunchly...
Belgium's appalling abuse legacy clouds pope's trip as
Sep 26, 2024 · Revelations of Belgium's horrific abuse scandal have dribbled out in bits since 2010, when the country's longest-serving bishop was allowed to resign without punishment, after admitting he...
In Belgium, Pope Francis gives strong warning over scandal of abuse …
Sep 29, 2024 · Pope Francis during a Mass in Belgium’s national stadium in Brussels on Sunday gave a strong warning to Catholics about the sin of causing scandal. He also urged the Belgian bishops to bring...