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Pressure on Pope to apologise for priests' sex abuse in Australia
AFP, May, 2008
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SYDNEY (AFP) — Pressure was mounting Thursday on Pope Benedict XVI to apologise for sexual and physical abuse allegedly committed by priests in Australia when he visits the country in July.
As victim groups and a Catholic bishop called for the pontiff to say sorry for abuse by priests during his visit to attend World Youth Day in Sydney, the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported that an apology was being planned.
"Pope Benedict XVI will use his Australian trip to express his shame and regret over the church's long-running abuse scandal and may also meet the victims," the tabloid quoted unnamed church officials as saying.
The paper said the Vatican would work on the wording of any apology in the weeks ahead of the pontiff's arrival here on July 13.
The pope last month issued an historic apology for sex abuse by predatory clergymen when he visited the ...
