Pope Leo XIV Will Meet with Abuse Victims in Lourdes, Collectives Will Be Excluded From the Meeting – BishopAccountability.org
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A victim of Betharram is one of the seven people who will meet the Holy Father on Sunday, September 27 on the margins of his visit to Lourdes.
A former resident of Betharram will be among the victims received by Pope Leo XIV at the end of September 2026 in Lourdes. He intends to deliver "his personal history", while collectives regret the absence of collective speech.
Three weeks before Leo XIV's visit to France, the meeting with victims of sexual violence seems to exacerbate tensions and frustrations. While the organizers have favoured the "representativeness" of the profiles, some collectives are concerned that the form of the meeting leaves aside the systemic nature of the violence.
Jean-Marie Delbos, a former resident of Betharram, as well as 6 other victims will be received by Pope Leo XIV on 27 September in Lourdes. Groups of victims criticize a selection deemed too individual.
Pope Leo XIV will meet seven victims of sexual violence within the Church, Sunday 27 September in Lourdes, during his apostolic trip to France. The Conference of Bishops of France has selected these...
Pope Leo XIV will meet with abuse victims in Lourdes, collectives will be excluded from the meeting – BishopAccountability.org
Pope Leo XIV will hold a private meeting with victims of sexual abuse during his visit to Lourdes, France, on September 26 and 27, but no association or collective will participate as such in the meeting. This was confirmed by the Bishop of Tarbes and Lourdes, Jean-Marc Micas, who explained that the decision was made to receive the selected individuals individually due to the high number of requests. “No collective, neither from Bétharram nor fr…
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