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Vatican summit pledges to end children's sex abuse cover-ups

The global scandal has threatened generations of children, the Catholic Church's credibility and the pope's leadership.

Pope Francis at the Vatican's four-day summit on its global sexual abuse crisis
Pope Francis at the Vatican's four-day summit on its global sexual abuse crisis (AN/Vatican Media)

An unprecedented Vatican four-day summit closed with a mass at which Pope Francis promised an “all-out battle” to prevent more sex abuse of children by pedophile priests and the bishops who cover up their crimes.

The global sex abuse scandal has threatened generations of children, the Catholic Church's credibility and the pope's leadership. He summoned church leaders to Rome to galvanize support for taking “every necessary measure” to prevent any further abuse.

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