Pope opens sex abuse summit amid outcry

By Agencies
Updated February 21 2019 - 8:06pm, first published 8:04pm
Pope Francis has opened a landmark Vatican conference on clergy sexual abuse.
Pope Francis has opened a landmark Vatican conference on clergy sexual abuse.

Pope Francis has opened a landmark summit of church leaders on preventing clergy sex abuse, hoping to impress on bishops from around the world that the problem is global and requires a global response.

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