The church should be ashamed and apologize, Pope Francis said, speaking about the sexual abuse of minors in its midst. “It’s a shame. Shame. Today, in the church itself, this crime is happening, the church should be ashamed and apologize,” he said. The pontiff from Belgium, where he is on a visit, deplored the “forced adoptions” of children in Belgium who were taken away from their mothers between the 1950s and 1970s with nuns having been involved in the operations. As he said, “in these harrowing stories, the bitter fruit of a crime was mixed with what was unfortunately the result of a widespread mentality in all strata of society.” For his part, the outgoing Prime Minister of Belgium, Alexandre de Croix, stated that “we cannot ignore the painful wounds that exist in the Catholic community and in society in general. The numerous cases of sexual violence and forced adoptions have seriously damaged trust.” […]
Source: News Beast
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