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Survivors disappointed by 'inaction' from Vatican abuse summit

Pope Francis at a  mass ending 'The Protection Of Minors In The Church' meeting at the Vatican

Pope Francis at a mass ending 'The Protection Of Minors In The Church' meeting at the Vatican Source: AAP

Pope Francis has vowed to confront predators within the Catholic Church and end the covering up of child sexual abuse, saying people's anger at the church reflects the ‘wrath of God’.


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Pope Francis has vowed to confront predators within the Catholic Church and end the covering up of child sexual abuse, saying people's anger at the church reflects the ‘wrath of God’.


But abuse survivors hoping for concrete change from the four-day Vatican summit were left bitterly disappointed. 


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