A 500-page report into decades of abuse casts a shadow over the Pope's 5-day trip to mark World Youth Day
Pope Francis Lands in Portugal, as Catholic Church Grapples With Abuse Scandal
on Wednesday for World Youth Day. The event, which is expected to see around 1 million people attend, is a festive gathering for young Catholics held every three years to encourage deeper connection with the faith. The report's publication has caused shock in the Catholic county. “There was indignation,” says António Costa Pinto, a professor of political science at the University of Lisbon. “Even the President, who comes from the center-right and is Catholic, had a reaction of indignation.”was put up on one of Lisbon’s busiest streets ahead of the Pope's visit with the words, “4800+ CHILDREN ABUSED BY THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN PORTUGAL.
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