Pope Francis held a four-day summit in the Vatican from Feb. 21 to Feb. 24 that addressed the growing awareness of widespread sexual abuse among the clergy. As recent cases in Australia, Chile, and Pennsylvania exposed decades of cover-ups in the ministry, the pope used the forum as a call to action, though many victims present accused him of failing to deliver a “zero-tolerance approach” to perpetrators.
The Epoch Times took to the streets to ask people in New York City for their thoughts on the issue.
