Pope meets with survivors of clergy abuse in Argentina as it reckons with legacy and ongoing cases

Pope Leo XIV met with survivors of clergy abuse on Monday during his visit to Argentina, a country that has been reckoning with the Catholic Church's legacy of sex abuse and cover-up, including in cases in which the Argentine Pope Francis intervened.

Pope meets with survivors of clergy abuse in Argentina as it reckons with legacy and ongoing cases

TL;DR

  • Pope Leo XIV met with clergy abuse survivors in Argentina.
  • Argentina is confronting the Catholic Church's legacy of sex abuse and cover-up.
  • The country's reckoning includes cases where Pope Francis intervened.