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Portuguese Catholic Church asks forgiveness for sexual abuse scandal

08-03-2023

Southern Europe

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A priest attends a press conference held by an independent commission for the study of sexual abuse of children in the Portuguese Catholic Church at Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon. Photo AFP, Patricia de Melo Moreira

The Roman Catholic Church in Portugal has asked for forgiveness from the victims of sexual abuse that occurred within the Church.

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