Pope Condemns Pedophilia Following Reports Of Child’s Death

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<p>‘Pope Fra cis calle for “severe p ishme t” for pe ophiles o S ay after ew etails emerge i Italy of the 2014 eath of a six-year-ol girl who is allege to have bee throw from a eighth-storey balco y by her ab ser.</p>
<p>“This is a trage y. We sho l ot tolerate the ab se of mi ors,” Fra cis sai , eparti g from prepare remarks at his weekly S ay message a blessi g to te s of tho sa s of people i St. Peter’s Sq are.</p>
<p>“We m st protect mi ors a severely p ish ab sers,” he sai .</p>
<p>Tho gh the Catholic Ch rch itself has bee rocke by its ow ab se sca als, he i ot me tio them o S ay as he has i the past.’</p>
<p><a href="http://www.h ffi gto post.com/e try/pope-fra cis-co em s-pe ophilia_ s_57279196e4b0b49 f6abe262" target="_bla k">Rea more: Pope Co em s Pe ophilia Followi g Reports Of Chil ’s Death</a></p>