"Abuse survivors have penned an open letter to Francis, asking him to launch a universal system of church reparations and assume responsibility for the wreckage that abuse has wrought on their lives."
"In a cascade of events underscoring how easily the scandals still surface, one bishop first had to withdraw himself from attending the pope's trip because he had recently warmly eulogised a priest who was known to have been involved in an abuse case."
"Late on Wednesday, the pope's main Mass had to be changed because the final hymn was composed by a known abuser."
"Belgium's parliament spent the past year hearing victims recount harrowing stories of predator priests and this week announced a follow-on investigation into the church's handling of abuse cases."
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