Pope Francis closed the summit on sexual abuse with the promise not to hide the scandals

Pope Francis said Sunday, at the closing of the summit on badual badault, that the "Church" will not tire of doing all that is necessary to bring to justice anyone who has committed "abuses and that"will never try to hide or underestimate a case"

This was expressed in his final speech after the historic Vatican meeting with 190 representatives of the Catholic Church hierarchy to address the scourge of minors being abused by clerics.

The Pope wanted to emphasize in his long speech that the scourge of child abuse "is universal and transversal" For that, he quoted several reports of international institutions, while stating that "It does not diminish its monstrosity within the Church".

"The inhumanity of the phenomenon on a global scale is even more serious and scandalous in the Church because contrast with their moral authority and their ethical credibilityhe admitted.

Francisco explained that the statistics made by international institutions and organizations are partial because many abuses are committed within the family and are not reported.

The Pope wanted to reaffirm "with clarity" that "if in the Church we discover a single case of abuse – which is already in itself a monstrosity – this case will be confronted with the greatest seriousness"

The goal of the Church, Francisco added, "will be to listen to, protect, protect and care for abused, exploited and forgotten children wherever they are."

And for that, the pope declared that "it must be above all an ideological polemic", but he also criticized what he considered as "the journalistic policies which often instrumentalize, for various interests, the same dramas experienced by children ".

After these three days of debate in the Vatican, he declared that the time had come "to give uniform directives to the Church" although He did not mention any specific measures or changes in Vatican legislation and listed only several points relating to the fight against child abuse..

The first was the need to "defend minors and for that He urged to change the mentality to combat the defensive-reactionary attitude of the safeguarding of the Church"

He reiterated the obligation of a "serious" total of the Church when he deals with cases and badured that he "will not tire of doing everything necessary to bring to justice anyone who has committed such crimes ".

"The Church will never try to hide or underestimate a case"he said.

Another example is the demand for a real "cleansing" of the men of the Church to "turn the mistakes into opportunities to eradicate this plague and never fall into the trap of the accusation of" 39, another, which is a step towards the excuse separates from reality ".

Francisco also said the need for more care in "the selection and training of candidates for the priesthood".

He also indicated that the need for episcopal conferences to have "parameters that have value of standards and not just of orientation"and" develop a new and effective approach to prevention in all institutions and environments of ecclesial activity. "

"No abuse should ever be disguised or underestimated (as has been the practice in the past), as the concealment of abuse favors the spread of evil and adds an extra layer of scandal," he said. he declares.

Another recommendation of the pope was to "accompany" the abused people and to provide "all the necessary support, by appealing to experts in the field".

Francisco insists on protecting minors from the dangers of the Internet and proposes that in the Vatican, legal standards approved in 2010 – where the acquisition, retention or disclosure of badgraphic material be added to new ones crime cases – constitute the lower age bracket. 14 years old.

The pope also expressed his concern for bad tourism and said that "a repressive judicial action is necessary".

It ended with "a serious call to fight against child abuse in all areas" because "these are abominable crimes that must be rooted out of the face of the earth".

(With EFE information)