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Pope calls child abuse 'heinous crime'

Pope calls child abuse 'heinous crime'

The sexual abuse of children is not just a "heinous crime" but a "grave sin" that offends God and wounds human dignity, Pope Benedict XVI said Tuesday after a two-day meeting with Irish Catholic bishops at the Vatican.

 

Pope's Decision Angers Many

Pope lifts excommunication of four ultra-traditionalist bishops, angering Catholics, Jews.

 

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