ROME—Pope Francis met privately with three Chilean sex-abuse victims over the weekend—three months after his dismissive remarks about their claims stirred international outrage—in what the Vatican described as an effort to listen and ask forgiveness.
On Wednesday, the three men recounted their meetings with the pope, saying they were impressed by his apparent sincerity but insisting that the value of his apology would be revealed only in concrete actions against clerical sex abuse and bishops who cover it up.
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