🧵 1. Pope Francis to visit Portugal amidst child sex abuse reckoning: at least 4,815 cases reported since 1950, bishops downplayed issue. #world
🧵 1. Pope Francis to visit Portugal amidst child sex abuse reckoning: at least 4,815 cases reported since 1950, bishops downplayed issue. #world
🧵 2. Victims formed advocacy group demanding compensation as Portuguese church officials denied extent of abuse.
🧵 3. Pope expected to meet with victims during World Youth Day, addressing abuse scandal despite absence from official agenda.
🧵 4. Portugal joins other countries grappling with clergy abuse and cover-ups, hierarchy flips on reparations and suspensions.
🧵 5. Independent commission exposed church history of abuse and cover-up, leaving bishops unprepared for the extent of the findings.
🧵 Read more at: https://www.euronews.com/2023/07/28/pope-francis-to-visit-portugal-a-country-facing-a-reckoning-over-child-sex-abuse-in-the-ch