21 Aug 2018
Pope acknowledges Church failures in dealing with abuse
Pope Francis has taken the unprecedented measure of acknowledging the failures of the Roman Catholic church in dealing with sexual abuse by priests. The letter was issued after a week of pressure following he publication of a report detailing the abuse by Pennsylvanian priests. Vatican correspondent Sabina Castelfranco tells Susie Ferguson the Pope's letter means unaccountability is no longer an option.