FILE PHOTO: A general view of St.Peter's square at the Vatican, January 1, 2021. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane/File Photo
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A New Zealand group representing survivors of child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church has called on Pope Francis to intervene in the redress process, claiming that church authorities were mishandling it and retraumatising victims.
In a letter sent to the Vatican and seen by Reuters, the New Zealand chapter of Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), a global organisation for child abuse victims, accused church officials in New Zealand of breaching procedures for managing abuse complaint cases.
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