At St. Pat's, Pope prays for healing from sex abuse scandal
NEW YORK - Pope Benedict XVI returned to the clergy sex abuse scandal as he preached Saturday in St. Patrick's cathedral, assuring priests and nuns that he was close to them as they battled the damage left by the scandal.
Addressing some 3,000 people, most of them clergy, he called it a time for purification and healing.
"I simply wish to assure you, dear priests and religious, of my spiritual closeness as you strive to respond with Christian hope to he continuing challenges that this situation presents," Benedict said. Read the rest here
