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"I would like to reaffirm clearly that if in the Church we discover a single case of abuse, which is already a monstrosity, such a case will be faced with the utmost seriousness," said today the Pope François in his speech at the end of the speech. I meet bishops from all over the world about badual abuse in the church, which took place in the Vatican this week. He added, "The purpose of the church will be to listen to, protect, protect and care for abused, exploited or forgotten children no matter where they are."

After the mbad that he celebrated at the end of the meeting, in front of the Vatican Royal Chamber, in the presence of the 190 participants, the Pope proceeded to a sort of badessment of the situation of the abuses around the world and mentioned eight key points that will follow. the Church from now on. Among them, the "guardianship of children", giving priority to victims of abuse; "An irreproachable seriousness" in the handling of cases, because "the Church will spare no effort to do justice to those who have committed such crimes and will not seek to conceal or underestimate a case" ; a "formation of priests" cautious; "the guidelines" will be verified in this way for episcopal conferences and "accompany" abused people.

Despite these remarks and the words of Pope Francis, the organizations of victims of abuse within the Church, received a few days ago by the pontiff himself, are not in agreement and think this meeting was not useful. A few meters from the Vatican press office, where today are hundreds of journalists from around the world, and a few minutes after the end of the pope's speech, representatives of two organizations, Rete L 'Abuso d & rsquo; Italy and CEA (Ending Clergy Abuse, the badociation bringing together victims from around the world), said it was disappointed by the results of the meeting at the Vatican.

"It seems to me that this meeting was not even a starting point such as some have presented," Italian press Francesco Zanardi, president of Rete L 'Abuso, told the press. . Here, the Church declares herself a victim. And if she is considered a victim, while she is a plaintiff in the lawsuits against pedophile priests, she does not hide it. "Zanardi, 48, was abused by a priest and is now considered a great" hunter "of pedophile healers.

Spanish Spokesman Miguel Hurtado, spokesman for ECA, said, "The pope spent half of his speech talking about abuses committed outside the Church." We were mistreated within the Church. by Catholic priests, nuns and teachers, we expected an answer that the Pope did not give us ". He added: "Today, Pope Francis has defeated all victims of pedophilia from five continents who have come to Rome to ask for explanations." Hurtado, originally from Barcelona, ​​is a psychiatrist who has denounced the abuses committed by a monk from Montserrat Abbey, in Catalonia.

At the press conference that concluded the meeting, the moderator, Fr Federico Lombardi, said that the Vatican was working on a new motu (document or decision exclusively from the pope) on the protection of minors, in a new law. on this theme for the Vatican City and the guidelines for the diocese of Rome (whose pope is the bishop). In addition, he added, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith is currently completing its "vademecum" which will include all the indications and standards on how to handle cases of pedophilia and protect victims. Likewise, he concluded, the Vatican will help create "special teams" in different countries to help people and dioceses who can not afford to deal with these problems.