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I'm not sure if anyone else has posted this somewhere else. But when I saw part of something the Pope said it struck me in such a way that tears came to my eyes. Like a remedy on a wound he spoke directly to the pain that many of us have and continue to endure. I felt compelled to share it here.
“God weeps for sexual abuse of children,” Francis said during the speech. “These cannot be maintained in secret. I commit to a careful oversight to ensure that youth are protected and that all responsible will be held accountable.”
"Those who have survived this abuse have become true heralds of mercy -- humbly, we owe each of them our gratitude for their great value as they have had to suffer this terrible abuse sexual abuse of minors,"
Admittedly I haven't yet finished reading the entire article beyond that quote. And I haven't suffered sexual abuse from a clergyman. Although I have endured more than one sexual assault. Some of which occurred when I was a very young child.
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5606a03be4b0dd850307c470
“God weeps for sexual abuse of children,” Francis said during the speech. “These cannot be maintained in secret. I commit to a careful oversight to ensure that youth are protected and that all responsible will be held accountable.”
"Those who have survived this abuse have become true heralds of mercy -- humbly, we owe each of them our gratitude for their great value as they have had to suffer this terrible abuse sexual abuse of minors,"
Admittedly I haven't yet finished reading the entire article beyond that quote. And I haven't suffered sexual abuse from a clergyman. Although I have endured more than one sexual assault. Some of which occurred when I was a very young child.
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5606a03be4b0dd850307c470