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Pope admits failures in abuse scandal during UK visit
Posted: 09.16.2010 at 7:39 AM
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Police outriders are seen as Pope Benedict XVI arrives in a motorcade amidst heavy security on Princes Street in Edinburgh, Scotland, Thursday Sept. 16, 2010.
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Pope Benedict XVI, beginning a controversial state visit to Britain, acknowledged Thursday that the Catholic Church failed to act decisively or quickly enough to deal with priests who rape and molest children and said the church's top priority now was to help the victims.

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