No-one has done more to root out paedophilia than Church, says Francis

The Pope has defended the Church’s record on tackling the sexual abuse of children by priests, saying “no-one else has done more” to root out paedophilia.

No-one has done more to root out paedophilia than Church, says Francis

“The Catholic Church is perhaps the only public institution to have acted with transparency and responsibility. No-one else has done more. Yet the Church is the only one to have been attacked,” Pope Francis said in an interview with Il Corriere della Sera daily.

Last month, the UN denounced the Vatican for failing to stamp out child sex abuse and allowing systematic cover-ups, calling on the Church to remove clergy suspected of raping or molesting children.

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