教宗良十四世即将开始为期四天的法国访问，并在期间与神职人员性虐待幸存者进行会面。[1]此次访问将于9月25日至28日进行，是教宗2024年第四次外交访问。[1]行程涵盖巴黎、卢尔德及梅茨等多个城市，期间将参观联合国教科文组织总部、在卢尔德与法国主教会面，并在梅茨参加跨宗教会议。[1]
教宗上月任命法国主教蒂博·韦尔尼领导梵蒂冈儿童保护咨询委员会。[1]此前，教宗在西班牙访问期间已会见了6名虐待幸存者。[1]据法国2021年的调查报告显示，过去70年间约有330,000名儿童遭到教会人员性虐待。[1]
Pope Leo is set to travel to France for a four-day visit from September 25 to 28, during which he will meet with survivors of clergy sexual abuse [1]. The trip represents the pontiff's fourth diplomatic journey in 2024 and will include stops in Paris, Lourdes, and Metz [1].
The itinerary encompasses visits to UNESCO headquarters in Paris and a meeting with French bishops in Lourdes, as well as participation in an interfaith conference in Metz [1]. In a related move, Pope Leo recently appointed French Bishop Thierry Vernier to lead the Vatican's advisory committee for child protection [1].
France has grappled with the scope of institutional abuse within its religious institutions. A 2021 French government report documented that approximately 330,000 children were sexually abused by church personnel over the past 70 years [1]. The Pope's upcoming engagement with survivors in France follows a similar visit to Spain, where he met with six abuse survivors [1].