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Activists demand Pope expel abusers before Latin America tour
Activists urge Pope Leo XIV to remove sexual abusers from church ahead of Latin America tour.
In brief
Activists urge Pope Leo XIV to remove sexual abusers from church ahead of Latin America tour. Activists call for Pope Leo XIV to expel clergy accused of sexual abuse before his Latin America tour. Originally reported by Buenos Aires Times.
Activists call for Pope action
Activists gathered in Lima Thursday to demand Pope Leo XIV expel sexual abusers from the Catholic church ahead of his Latin America tour this week.
“What the pope can do at this moment to put an end to, or at least greatly improve, this lamentable situation is to implement a decree...of zero tolerance for those found guilty of sexual abuse”
Bishop Accountability lists 77 accused
US-based nonprofit Bishop Accountability presented a list of 77 clergy publicly accused of sexually abusing minors in Peru.
Pope's Latin America tour starts Friday
Pope Leo XIV begins a tour of Uruguay, Argentina and Peru Friday, his adopted homeland where he lived for nearly two decades.
The bottom line
Activists call for Pope Leo XIV to expel clergy accused of sexual abuse before his Latin America tour.
