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Pope Francis: silence on sexual abuse can "no longer be tolerated"

Pope Francis declared "zero tolerance" for silence on sexual abuse and ordered an investigation into the Vatican archive against Washington's Archbishop Theodore McCarry, who resigned in July.

Pope Francis in a pensive mood during his weekly general audience at the Vatican.
Pope Francis in a pensive mood during his weekly general audience at the Vatican. Source: AAP

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