Pope in Ireland decries abuse cover-up; victims disappointed

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  • Author(s): By:NICOLE WINFIELD and MARIA GRAZIA MURRU Associated
  • Source:
    Associated Press News Service, The, August 25, 2018 International, 7pp
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    • Abstract:
      DUBLIN (AP) - Pope Francis arrived in Ireland to a lukewarm reception Saturday and scattered protests, with even his vow to rid the church of the "scourge" of sexual abuse and his outrage at the "repugnant crimes" dismissed as an insult by Ireland's wounded abuse victims. The abuse scandal - which has convulsed Ireland since the 1990s and has exploded anew in the U.S...