Sexually abusing children is "not
only a crime but also, as Pope Francis has said, a sacrilege,
that is a profanation of what is sacred, God's presence in all
human beings", Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro
Parolin told the international convention "Child Dignity in the
Digital World" at the Vatican's Gregorian University Tuesday.
Parolin also said that the Catholic Church was doing "more
than in the past" on clerical child sex abuse, against
"phenomena of an appalling gravity".
"We must do more," he said.
Parolin said that in today's digital world there are "age-old
risks in new ways".
Senate Speaker Pietro Grasso told the conference children
were more at risk with Internet and social media.
He said adults should "listen more, and talk to their kids"
about Web risks.
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