\u201cThese meetings reflect the pope\u2019s desire to express his solidarity with those who have suffered and continue to suffer as a result of this violence, to work with them to build paths to healing that are accessible to anyone in need, and to ensure that the church is a safe and spiritually healthy place that lives out and communicates the Gospel,\u201d according to a Vatican statement Tuesday.<\/p>\n
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Leo spent two decades as a missionary priest in Peru, and he saw first-hand the effects of abuse on victims. He was the designated bishop in the Peruvian bishops conference to hear from victims of an influential but abusive movement, the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae.<\/p>\n
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The former Cardinal Robert Prevost then was instrumental in Pope Francis\u2019 decision in 2025 to suppress the movement.<\/p>\n
Francis\u2019 native Argentina, for its part, has had a wretched reckoning with abuse and victims there have been demanding action from the Vatican, including to address cases in which Francis was personally involved.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n
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