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- 1Pope meets sex abuse victims, urges 'wise leaders' ahead of French election●Pope meets victims of sex abuse, urges ‘wise leaders’ as French election looms
Pope Francis met with victims of clergy sexual abuse and called for 'wise leaders' in comments made as France prepares for its upcoming election. The meeting underscores the Catholic Church's ongoing reckoning with abuse scandals, while the Pope's remarks on leadership were widely read as a message aimed at voters ahead of the French vote.