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- Pope Francis has released a letter to all Catholics, promising no more cover-ups when it comes to the sexual abuse of children by priests.
- "We showed no care for the little ones; we abandoned them," he wrote in the letter, published Monday.
- The letter comes in light of allegations that 300 priests sexually abused more than 1,000 children in Pennsylvania — and that the church systematically covered it up.
- It was also published in light of his upcoming trip to Ireland, where church leaders are calling him to directly address the "darkness" of child sex abuse by priests in the country.
Pope Francis has admitted that the Catholic Church abandoned victims of sexual abuse by its priests around the world, and promised to end the church's culture of cover-ups, in a letter addressed to its billion-strong congregation.
The letter comes as new pedophilia allegations rocked the Catholic Church after a 1,356-page grand jury report released in August alleged that 300 "predator priests" abused at least 1,000 children in Pennsylvania.
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