French bishops hold day of prayers for victims of sex abuse
LOURDES, France — French bishops are holding a day of prayers and fasting for victims of sex abuse within the Catholic Church.
The bishops, who have gathered in the city of Lourdes for their biannual plenary assembly, prayed Monday “for forgiveness for the sins committed by clergy members.”
During a Mass at the Rosary basilica, Bishop Luc Crepy gave the homily, exhorting his peers to play their part in “this fight against scandalous and criminal actions affecting the smaller ones.” Crepy was appointed earlier this year as the new head of a church panel targeting pedophilia acts.