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- 1France pays millions in reparations to church abuse victims●Thousands of victims, millions in reparations. How France handled mass church sex abuse
France has moved to compensate thousands of victims of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church, with millions paid out in reparations. The reckoning follows years of revelations about widespread abuse by clergy and cover-ups by church authorities. The scale of the compensation scheme has drawn attention to how France is confronting one of the largest institutional abuse scandals in Europe.
- 2French church abuse victims praise Pope Leo's empathy●French church abuse victims praise Pope Leo for 'extraordinary' empathy
Victims of abuse in the French Catholic Church have praised Pope Leo for what they call his 'extraordinary' empathy. Their comments follow a meeting with the pontiff, and are being reported by French and international media. The remarks stand out given years of tension between victims and the Church hierarchy after France's damning abuse inquiries.