(ANSA) - Vatican City, February 22 - The second day of a
historic Vatican summit on clerical sex abuse, involving bishops
from all over the world, opened on Friday.
On Thursday Pope Francis opened the gathering urging
"concrete measures" to combat the scourge of priestly sex abuse
and cover-ups.
Francis' road map contained 21 proposals ranging from
reporting cases to civil authorities to better selection of
priests.
On Thursday father Vinicio Albanesi, the head of a charity
shelter, revealed that he had been abused by priests while a
seminarian.
Bishops have often been blind to the consequences of sexual
abuse of minors, Cardinal Blasé J. Cupich, the archbishop of
Chicago, said Friday, the second day of a historic meeting at
the Vatican on clerical sexual abuse dedicated to the theme of
"Accountability".
Vatican sex abuse summit day 2 opens
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