Pope Leo praises work of journalists in first public comments on clerical abuse scandal
- Posted on June 21, 2025
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Pope Leo praises work of journalists in first public comments on clerical abuse scandal

Pope Leo XIV says has said the Catholic Church must establish a culture that refuses to tolerate abuse in “any form,” as he thanked a Peruvian journalist for reporting on allegations of abuse inside a powerful Catholic group.