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Bishops gathered in Lourdes pray on their knees on the esplanade of the Rosary Basilica in a penitential gesture to ask God for forgiveness for sexual abuse in the Catholic church. IMAGES
Vatican City, Oct 6 (EFE).- (Camera: Alvaro Padilla) Pope Francis on Wednesday said “this is a moment of shame” for the Catholic Church following a damning report on hundreds of thousands of cases of sexual abuse of children by the French clergy over the past 70 years.A commission investigating historical claims of abuse in the French Catholic Church found that around 330,000 children were sexually abused by between 2,900 and 3,200 priests since 1950, and that the abuse was systematically covered up by Church authorities.FOOTAGE OF THE POPE'S MASS.SOUNDBITES OF POPE FRANCIS.Translation:Yesterday the episcopal conference and the conference of French religious men and women received the report of the independent commission on sexual abuse in the church in charge of evaluating the extent of assaults and sexual violence committed against minors from 1950 onwards. Unfortunately, they turn out to be considerable numbers. I wish to express to their victims my sadness and my pain for the traumas they have suffered, and my shame, our shame, for the long inability of the Church to put them at the centre of their concerns, assuring my prayers. And I pray and we pray together to you Lord, glory to you, and shame for us, it is the moment of shame. I encourage the bishops, the faithful, superiors and religious to continue all efforts so that similar dramas are not repeated.I express to the French religious my closeness and my paternal support for them to overcome this ordeal, which will do good. I invite French Catholics to assume their responsibilities to ensure that the church is a safe home for all.
Barcelona, ??Apr 13 (EFE).- The Vicki Bernadet Foundation shows with "Sensitive Material" a photographic exhibition to make child sexual abuse visible, in collaboration with the Photographic Social Vision Foundation. "Sensitive Material", which will be open until May 28, can be seen at the La Casa de Elizalde cultural center in Barcelona. FOOTAGE OF THE EXHIBITION "SENSITIVE MATERIAL" AT THE ELIZALDE HOUSE IN BARCELONA.
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, accompanied by Employment Minister, Catherine Vautrin, and Industry Minister Roland Lescure, visited the Mauffrey Academy, a training centre for transport and logistics professions in Eloyes in the Vosges region of northeastern France. (COMPLETES VIDI34KK624_EN) IMAGES
French Actress Judith Godreche, who has filed a complaint against French filmmakers Benoit Jacquot and Jacques Doillon for sexual violence against her when she was a teenager, arrives at the French Senate in Paris for a hearing with members of the Delegation for Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities. IMAGES
The French Senate adopted an immigration bill after it won the support of the far-right under Marine LePen. The bill, a flagship reform for President Macron, will be voted on at the Assembly later in the evening. SOUNDBITE
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