Church should admit history of male domination, abuse of women — Pope
Pope Francis Vatican City – Pope Francis, addressing an array of scandals, on Tuesday said the Roman Catholic Church had to acknowledge a history of male domination and sexual abuse of women and children. The 82-year-old pontiff noted that the church has to repair its reputation among young people or risk becoming “a museum”. Pope Francis He, in a major document offering a partial admission of significant failings by clergy, also said that the church could not agree with everything some feminist groups propose. According to him, it is a clear reference to the Church’s ban on a female priesthood. The pope is grappling with criticism over the Church’s response to a decades-long sexual abuse crisis that has gravely damaged its standing around the globe and seen it pay out billions of dollars in compensation. Francis made his comment in a 50-page “Apostolic Exhortation,” his reflections on the workings of a month-long meeting of bishops in October on the role of young people in the 1