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United Kingdom Pope pledges ‘effective measures’ to prevent child sex abuse
Published on 22/04/2010
Pope Benedict XVI publicly promised "action" and "effective measures" from the Catholic Church to fight the scourge of paedophile priests. His previous, vaguer condemnation of sex abuse reports had drawn criticism from victims groups.