Condemns abuse of nuns

VATICAN CITY.- dad Francisco He called for fighting the "problem" of badual abuse committed against nuns around the world and to prevent them from serving as servants, at a meeting he had with 850 religious who participated in Assembly of the International Union of Superiors General (UISG).

The president of the UISG, the Maltese Carmen SammutHe explained to the Pope that during these meetings, they discussed abuses committed against minors in the Church and religious victims of badual abuse and power.

Sammut thanked the pope for the fact that the law disclosed, in which all religious are forced to denounce cases of abuse, also included violence of all kinds against consecrated women.

"It's a serious problem and I'm aware that it also exists in Rome," Francisco told the clerics. Condemned badual abuse, power and conscience.

"Please, serve yes, no bondage.You have not become religious to be the servant of a religious," said the pope, who asked the congregations of the 39 to help solve the problem, because it is the superiors who allow the nuns to devote themselves to domestic tasks. (Télam)