Survivors of clergy sexual abuse turn up calls for reforms from new pope's American hometown
CHICAGO — Survivors of clergy sexual abuse amplified calls Tuesday for a global zero-tolerance policy from the new pope's American hometown and raised questions about Leo XIV's history of dealing with accused priests from Chicago to Australia.
The cases span Robert Prevost's previous posts. They include leading a Catholic religious order , bishop and as head of the Vatican's office for bishops , where he was made cardinal.
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