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Pope Leo XIV in Lourdes: The Church Must Heal Her "wounds, infidelities, and painful errors"

Catholic IntelligenceUpdated 1 min read

Pope Leo XIV called for repentance and penance during a Mass at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes on Sunday, Sept. 27. Addressing pilgrims, the pope said the Church must have the courage to recognize its own faults to heal deep wounds, infidelities, and painful errors. He stated that placing the Church under the Lord's purifying gaze is essential for spiritual growth.

The pope is scheduled to meet with seven victims of clerical sexual abuse in France later on Sunday. The meeting takes place in Lourdes, where mosaics by Father Marko Rupnik, an accused sexual abuser currently on trial at the Vatican, were covered ahead of the papal visit.

The call for conversion follows historical findings in France, such as the 2021 report by the Independent Commission on Sexual Abuse in the Church, which estimated that 216,000 children were abused by priests, deacons, monks, or nuns between 1950 and 2020.

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