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Cónclave 2025: cardenales priorizan en la agenda lucha contra abusos sexuales

Tras décadas de encubrimiento, los cardenales colocan el tema de los abusos sexuales como prioridad en el cónclave que elegirá al sucesor del Papa Francisco, a partir del 7 de mayo en la Capilla Sixtina

(FILES) This handout picture released by the Press office shows cardinals queuing in the Sistine Chapel to swear on the Bible to never reveal the secrets of their deliberations before the start of the conclave at the Vatican on March 12, 2013. Catholic cardinals meeting in Rome on April 28, 2025, agreed to begin on May 7, 2025, the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis, according to ANSA news agency. On Wednesday May 7, the cardinals will take part in a solemn mass at St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, after which those eligible to vote will gather in the Sistine Chapel for the secretive ballot, which can last several days. (Photo by Handout / OSSERVATORE ROMANO / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /  OSSERVATORE ROMANO" - HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
(FILES) This handout picture released by the Press office shows cardinals queuing in the Sistine Chapel to swear on the Bible to never reveal the secrets of their deliberations before the start of the conclave at the Vatican on March 12, 2013. Catholic cardinals meeting in Rome on April 28, 2025, agreed to begin on May 7, 2025, the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis, according to ANSA news agency. On Wednesday May 7, the cardinals will take part in a solemn mass at St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, after which those eligible to vote will gather in the Sistine Chapel for the secretive ballot, which can last several days. (Photo by Handout / OSSERVATORE ROMANO / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / OSSERVATORE ROMANO" - HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS DIMITAR DILKOFF
(FILES) This handout picture released by the Press office shows cardinals queuing in the Sistine Chapel to swear on the Bible to never reveal the secrets of their deliberations before the start of the conclave at the Vatican on March 12, 2013. Catholic cardinals meeting in Rome on April 28, 2025, agreed to begin on May 7, 2025, the conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis, according to ANSA news agency. On Wednesday May 7, the cardinals will take part in a solemn mass at St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, after which those eligible to vote will gather in the Sistine Chapel for the secretive ballot, which can last several days. (Photo by Handout / OSSERVATORE ROMANO / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO /  OSSERVATORE ROMANO" - HANDOUT - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
Cardenales católicos reunidos en Roma el 28 de abril de 2025 acordaron comenzar el 7 de mayo de 2025 el cónclave para elegir al sucesor del Papa Francisco. (DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP)

Ciudad del Vaticano, Santa Sede. Después de encubrir por décadas crímenes sexuales contra niños por parte de sacerdotes, la Iglesia católica trae el tema al centro del cónclave para sustituir al papa Francisco.

Fue uno de los retos más dolorosos de Francisco, que hizo más que cualquier otro pontífice para abordar este tipo de abuso.

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