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Abuse may overshadow Youth Synod

Amidst a growing clerical sexual abuse crisis, questions have arisen as to how it will impact an upcoming summit of bishops to be held in Rome in October. [1] In addition, in the past 10 days three different bishops have called on Pope Francis to call for an “extraordinary” assembly of the Synod of Bishops to address exclusively clerical sexual abuse.