{"id":34,"date":"2008-04-08T15:40:37","date_gmt":"2008-04-08T15:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/benedictions\/2008\/04\/vatican-pope-will-address-abus.html"},"modified":"2008-04-08T15:40:37","modified_gmt":"2008-04-08T15:40:37","slug":"vatican-pope-will-address-abus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/benedictions\/2008\/04\/vatican-pope-will-address-abus.html","title":{"rendered":"Vatican: Pope Will Address Abuse Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Associated Press<\/strong><br \/>\nVATICAN CITY &#8211; The Vatican&#8217;s No. 2 official says Pope Benedict XVI recognizes the damage and pain caused by the clergy sex abuse crisis and will seek healing during his U.S. trip next week.<br \/>\nCardinal Tarcisio Bertone said in an interview Tuesday with The Associated Press that Benedict will deliver a message of &#8220;trust and hope.&#8221;<br \/>\nThe pope turns 81 during the trip. Bertone says Benedict is fit but could not meet all the invitations from U.S. cities and had to limit himself to Washington and New York.<br \/>\nAl-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden recently accused the pope of helping in a &#8220;new Crusade,&#8221; but Bertone says the Vatican has faith in American security services to keep the pope safe.<br \/>\nThe cardinal is the Vatican secretary of state.<br \/>\n<em>Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Associated Press VATICAN CITY &#8211; The Vatican&#8217;s No. 2 official says Pope Benedict XVI recognizes the damage and pain caused by the clergy sex abuse crisis and will seek healing during his U.S. trip next week. 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