| | The meeting, to be held February 21-24, is believed to be the first of its kind. The Catholic Church has been struggling with sex abuse by its clergy for decades. An investigation in the United States earlier this year found rampant sexual abuse of more than 1,000 children in Pennsylvania. Recently, Francisâ papacy has been jolted by accusations he rehabilitated a top American cardinal who had been sanctioned for molesting and harassing adult seminarians.
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