Clerical sex abuse of
minors shows a "spiritual chasm" that has "struck God dumb",
Pope Francis said Thursday.
Speaking to new bishops, Francis said "I recommend special
attention for the clergy and seminarians.
"We can't respond to the challenges that we have towards them
without updating our processes of selection, accompaniment and
evaluation".
The pope went on: "But our answers will not have a future if
they do not reach the spiritual chasm which, in many cases, has
permitted scandalous weaknesses, and unless they expose the
existential void that they have fuelled, unless they reveal how
God has been struck dumb".
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