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See Why Pope Francis Said Abusing children is a Sacrilege.....

Speaking to reporters on the return flight from Philadelphia to Rome,
 at the end of his pilgrimage to Cuba and the United States, Francis 
said abusing children was “almost a sacrilege’’ and a betrayal of the 
call of God for a priest.Pope Francis on Monday admitted that Catholic Church hierarchies 
shielded the crimes of paedophile priests. The Pontiff stated this hours
 after meeting people who were abused in their youth by members of the 
clergy.On Sunday, the leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics spent 
about 30 minutes with three women and two men who were sexually abused 
by clergy members.“And those who have covered up these things are also guilty, even 
some bishops have covered up, it is a very bad thing,’’ the pontiff 
stressed.“I promise that all those responsible for the sexual abuse of 
children will be punished,’’ Francis later told a gathering of bishops, 
saying he felt “deep shame’’ about the acts.The pope told the audience that “these crimes can no longer be kept 
secret’’, and said that “God weeps’’ because of what happened.

Speaking to reporters on the return flight from Philadelphia to Rome, at the end of his pilgrimage to Cuba and the United States, Franc...

Colombia is Organising a Day of For Pace in Colombia.

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The rebels hailed Francis as “the pope of the poor”, and asked him to
 help organise a day of atonement for all parties involved in the 
Colombian conflict over more than 50 years, so they can take 
responsibility for their actions and vow not to repeat them.<br />
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Leftist rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces 
of Colombia has appealed for support from Pope Francis to organise a day
 for peace in Colombia.“We would like to ask you today to keep spreading the goodnews of peace in Colombia,” FARC said in a statement.<br />
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On Sunday, the pontiff advocated peace in the South American country 
during his visit to Cuba, where the Colombian government and FARC have 
been holding peace talks for almost three years.<br />
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“We cannot afford another failure in this path of peace and 
reconciliation,” Francis said, after a crowded mass on Havana’s 
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The pontiff asked for “definitive peace” in Colombia.<br />
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 Vatican had ruled out a meeting between the Pope and Colombian 
delegations during his four-day visit to Cuba, arguing that the matter 
concerned a third country even though FARC had repeatedly requested such
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