French Catholics agree to sell property to compensate abuse victims

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France's Catholic Church said on Monday it would sell real estate and, if needed, take out loans to set up a fund to compensate thousands of people sexually abused by clergy.

A major investigation found in October that French clerics sexually abused more than 200,000 children over the past 70 years.Senior clergy meeting in the holy site of Lourdes had recognised their Church's “institutional responsibility” and decided "to go on a path of recognition and reparation," France's top bishop, Eric de Moulins-Beaufort, said.

"If needed, we are also prepared to take on loans in order to fulfil our obligations," he added at the end of the meeting. He gave no details on the size of the fund or what property might be sold. At the time, Pope Francis called the findings - the latest revelations to rock the Roman Catholic Church after a series of sexual abuse scandals around the world - "a moment of shame".Several clergy were seen falling to their knees in acts of penance during the meetings over the weekend in Lourdes.

 

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