Pope to make apology in Sydney to abuse victims

THE Pope is set to make an historic apology when he visits Sydney in July - to the tens of thousands of Australians sexually and physically abused by predatory Catholic priests.

Church sources have told The Daily Telegraph there is mounting expectation that Pope Benedict XV1 will use his Australian trip to express his shame and regret over the church's long-running abuse scandal - and may also meet with victims....

I understand that the majority of the victims were post-pubescent adolescents, indicating that in Australia, like the US, this was largely a problem with homosexuality.

As always, let us offer our prayers for the victims of these criminal assaults and pray for the conversoin of the priests involved in these crimes.

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