Pope Leo to meet Catholic abuse survivors on Spain trip

[LightAngel]

Pope Leo will meet with survivors ​of sexual abuse by Catholic ‌clergy during his week-long visit to Spain, the Vatican said ​on Friday.

Further information will ​only be provided after the ⁠meeting, a statement said, so ​as to protect the survivors' ​privacy.

Leo, the first U.S. pope, is leaving on Saturday to visit ​Spain and the Canary ​Islands from June 6 to 12.

The possibility ‌of ⁠the pope meeting abuse survivors had been the subject of media reporting in recent ​days.
A ​2023 report ⁠by Spain's human rights ombudsman estimated hundreds ​of thousands of victims ​of ⁠clergy abuse there over decades, echoing similar scandals that ⁠have ​shaken the Church ​in places across the globe.

Pope Leo to meet Catholic abuse survivors on Spain trip, Vatican says | Reuters

[LightAngel]

I posted this here because I think there need to be some kind of reckoning!

[andy06shake]

Good, as long as it's not a token gesture.  

Because just like many other nations, including my own.

Spain continues to grapple with the legacy of their child abuse.

[andy06shake]

I posted this here because I think there need to be some kind of reckoning!

As much chance of that as you have of seeing the unredacted Epstein files, methinks.

[LightAngel]

As much chance of that as you have of seeing the unredacted Epstein files, methinks.

If you are right then we definitely need a reckoning!