Pope Francis denounces child sexual abuse

Photo ~ The Vatican has rejected an extradition request from Poland regarding the ex-papal nuncio to the Dominican Republic, Archbishop Jozef Wesolowski, who is the highest-ranking Vatican official to be investigated for alleged sex abuse to date. He's believed to be living somewhere in the Vatican.

Pope Francis denounces child sexual abuse as 'The shame of the church'

The United Nations denounced the Catholic Church as to have they have historically handled cases of sexual abuse by priests perpetrated against children. A committee investigated their adherence to the U.N. convention on the Rights of the Child, which requires all signatories "to take all appropriate measures to keep children from harm." Pope Francis has previously spoken out on these accusations, saying that such activity was "the shame of the church."

"Without the living relationship with God and the Word of God! I am reminded of the words of Jesus about those for whom scandals come ... And here the scandal hit: bringing decay (it: decadenza) to the people of God, including (it: fino alla) the weakness and corruption of the priests."

Catholic Online