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    'A Life Destroyed': Survivors And Pope At Vatican Summit Address Clergy Sex Abuse

    One survivor said a priest forced her to have abortions after raping her. The pope said he has come up with 21 "reflection points" designed to address the crisis.
    by Amy Held Feb 21, 2019 2 minutes

    Thursday at the Vatican, Pope Francis stood before some 200 participants in an unprecedented summit on preventing clergy sex abuse and said Catholics are seeking not simply "condemnations" but "concrete, effective measures."

    But a crisis that has crossed borders and generations, lacerating the church and shaking the pope's credibility, is standing in the way as

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