Pope to express regret for church sex abuse in Australia

The head of the Roman Catholic church in Australia says he expects Pope Benedict XVI to express regret for sexual abuse by church officials when he visits the country next week.

Cardinal George Pell said the pope spoke about the church’s sex abuse scandal during a visit to the United States earlier this year and that he was likely to do something similar when he is in Sydney for the July 15-20 World Youth Day festival.