Speaking to a crowd of around 39,000 in the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, the pontiff wrapped up a difficult visit to Belgium by saying, “There is no place for the covering up of abuse.”
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Speaking to a crowd of around 39,000 in the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, the pontiff wrapped up a difficult visit to Belgium by saying, “There is no place for the covering up of abuse.”
Archived version: https://archive.ph/D2RH8
It shouldn’t be a surprise. This is most likely directly related to today’s readings, which includes this verse from the Gospel of Mark, chapter 9 [NRSV]:
^42 “If any of you put a stumbling block before one of these little ones who believe in me, it would be better for you if a great millstone were hung around your neck and you were thrown into the sea."
That’s pretty Old Testament for the New Testament.
My man J.C. doesn’t tiptoe around when it comes to kiddy diddlers.