Catholic Church sexual abuse cases
He also blamed an "absence of God”.
US Church officials said the sexual assault claims 'were credible'.
Amid protests over clerical sex abuse, another scandal was addressed during the Pope’s visit to Ireland. An estimated 800 babies were buried between 1925 and 1961, in a mass grave on the grounds of a Catholic “mother and baby” home in Tuam. Children’s Minister Katherine Zappone has released a letter she gave to the Pope requesting help with the excavation.
The pontiff also prayed for all victims of clerical sex abuse.