1980s paedophile victims calls on pontiff

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March 15, 2016 4:29 PM

Recall the case of the alleged French paedophile priest, Bernard Preynat, three out of the victims have cried out to Pope Francis.

Pope Francis

The victims in a letter said that they have no spirit of vengeance, but the Catholic Church has failed to protect them.

According to , Preynat allegedly molested the victims in the 1980s while they were boy scouts.

In January 2016, Preynat was charged with sexual aggression of minors after it was brought to French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin’s notice.

According to recent reports, the Vatican announced that Mother Theresa would be canonised on September 4, 2016.

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