Tearful Pope Meets Victims of Sex Abuse

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Pope Benedict XVI met victims of clerical sex abuse yesterday and told them the Catholic Church would seek justice for those abused by priests and implement "effective measures" to protect young people from abuse, the Vatican and victims said.

Benedict expressed "shame and sorrow" at the pain the men and their families suffered and prayed with them during the meeting at the Vatican's embassy in Malta, the Vatican said.

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Tearful Pope Meets Victims of Sex Abuse

It was the first time Benedict had met abuse victims since the scandal engulfed the Vatican earlier this yea...

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