Pope Francis asks youth for help in ‘preventing atrocities’ of abuse

Vatican City, Apr 2, 2019 / 09:40 am (CNA).- Pope Francis has called upon young people to be vigilant in the face of “horrible crimes” of clerical sexual abuse, and to confront priests “at risk” of betraying the trust of their office. The pope issued the plea in his post-synodal apostolic exhortation on youth, Christus vivit, published Tuesday.