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Pope urges predator priests to turn themselves in

Pope Francis has made one of his strongest comments ever on the Roman Catholic Church's sex abuse crisis.

Pope Francis, flanked by Prefect of the Papal Household, Georg Ganswein, during his address in Paul VI hall on December 19, 2018.
Pope Francis, flanked by Prefect of the Papal Household, Georg Ganswein, during his address in Paul VI hall on December 19, 2018. Source: AAP

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Pope Francis has urged predator priests who have sexually abused minors to turn themselves in. 

"To those who abuse minors I would say this: convert and hand yourself over to human justice, and prepare for divine justice," Francis said in his traditional Christmas address on Friday to the Curia, the Vatican's central administration.

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