{"id":236947,"date":"2025-04-22T03:04:38","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T02:04:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-pope-franciss-leadership-dealt-with-the-catholic-church-sex-abuse-crisis-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2025-04-22T03:04:38","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T02:04:38","slug":"how-pope-franciss-leadership-dealt-with-the-catholic-church-sex-abuse-crisis-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-pope-franciss-leadership-dealt-with-the-catholic-church-sex-abuse-crisis-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"How Pope Francis&#8217;s leadership dealt with the Catholic Church sex abuse crisis | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/l13qVLEZUUQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How Pope Francis's leadership dealt with the Catholic Church sex abuse crisis | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l13qVLEZUUQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The Catholic Church\u2019s sex abuse crisis remains one of the most devastating chapters  in its history. It was one of the biggest tests of Pope Francis\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n<p>When Francis took office, the Church was in deep crisis. Thousands of victims had come forward. The pattern was clear: abuse by priests, and cover-ups at the highest levels. Francis promised zero tolerance. He met with survivors, created a special commission in the Vatican, and introduced new rules to hold bishops accountable. But critics say it wasn\u2019t enough. That enforcement was weak and transparency came slowly. And for many survivors, justice never arrived.<\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n0:00 Pope Francis&#8217; death<br \/>\n08:38 Philip Willan, Journalist<br \/>\n11:20 Pope Francis in Argentina<br \/>\n11:39 Felicitas Pinerio, Journalist<br \/>\n16:02 Catholic Church sex abuse crisis<br \/>\n16:48 James Faluszczak, Survivor, Whistleblower, and Former Priest<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<br \/>\n#catholicchurch #popefrancis #vatican<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Catholic Church\u2019s sex abuse crisis remains one of the most devastating chapters in its history. 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