# 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.
- Title: Activists demand Pope expel abusers before Latin America tour
- Summary: Activists urge Pope Leo XIV to remove sexual abusers from church ahead of Latin America tour.
- Keywords: pope leo xiv, sexual abuse, catholic church, peru, uruguay, argentina, bishop accountability, survivors network of abuse, Buenos Aires Times
- Source: Buenos Aires Times — https://batimes.com.ar/news/latin-america/activists-call-on-pope-to-expel-abusers-ahead-of-latin-america-tour.phtml
- Published: 2026-11-06T00:23:42+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: pope leo xiv, sexual abuse, catholic church, peru, uruguay, argentina, bishop accountability, survivors network of abuse, news, politics, world
## 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.
## Key takeaway

Activists call for Pope Leo XIV to expel clergy accused of sexual abuse before his Latin America tour.