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Catholic Vote: Noted Italian Catholic Priest, Himself a Victim, Pleads With Cardinals: End Sexual Abuse – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Catholic Vote: Noted Italian Catholic Priest, Himself a Victim, Pleads With Cardinals: End Sexual Abuse

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By Catholic Vote, May 6, 2025

VATICAN CITY // On May 5, as the cardinals were gathering in the General Congregation, a voice against abuse rose from the very heart of the Church: that of Father Marco Contini, asking the cardinals to look for a pope that will end sexual abuse in the Church.

Also known as “Father Paolo,” Fr. Contini has been a priest for 25 years, is pastor of three communities, and is a university theology lecturer. In a letter to the cardinals, he disclosed having been a victim of sexual abuse as a teenager in the seminary.

The letter was heavily covered by the Italian media but shared mostly in excerpts and partial quotes. CatholicVote approached Fr. Contini, asking him for the full version of the letter and what motivated him to write it. ….

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