Thursday at the Vatican, Pope Francis stood before some 200 participants in an unprecedented summit on preventing clergy sex abuse and said Catholics are seeking not simply “condemnations” but “concrete, effective measures.”
But a crisis that has crossed borders and generations, lacerating the church and shaking the pope’s credibility, is standing in the way as he seeks to forge a path ahead.
Francis, who leads more than 1 billion Catholics across the world, offered 21 “reflection points,” which were distributed to attendees. They include general guidelines for addressing the crisis.
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