Pope Francis speaking in St Patricks Hall in Dublin Castle in Dublin on
August 25, 2018, during his visit to Ireland to attend the 2018 World
Meeting of Families. PHOTO: OSSERVATORE ROMANO| AFP
DUBLIN
Pope Francis said he
shared in the "shame and pain" of the Catholic Church's "failure" to
deal with years of sexual abuse scandals as he began a historic two-day
visit to Ireland on Saturday.
"The failure of
ecclesiastical authorities... to address these repellent crimes has
rightly given rise to outrage and remains a source of pain and shame for
the Catholic community. I myself share those sentiments," he said,
standing next to Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar.
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