# Pope Leo XIV meets abuse victims in Peru, says Church must make ‘amends’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/pope-leo-xiv-meets-abuse-victims-in-peru-says-church-must-make-amends/
- Published: 2026-11-13T02:58:33+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-13T03:20:29+00:00
- Original publisher: France 24 (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20261113-pope-leo-xiv-meets-abuse-victims-in-peru-says-church-must-make-amends
- Topics: Americas, World

## Key points

- Leo met six abuse survivors in Peru.
- He said the Church must make amends.
- Plans include a Lima listening channel and compensation.

## Summary

Pope Leo XIV met six survivors of clerical abuse in Peru, listening to their accounts and discussing healing, truth and safer environments. The meeting comes as he returns to a country where he spent nearly two decades as a missionary and bishop, and where he had previously been assigned to hear from victims of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae.

The society was disbanded in 2025 after allegations of sexual, physical and psychological abuse and corruption. Leo told bishops the Church must make amends and build a culture of prevention and protection; the Vatican has also announced plans for a listening channel in Lima and compensation using seized assets. One survivor said victims need psychological and medical care, social reintegration and financial support.

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