Pope Francis’ visit to Portugal coincides with the country’s own reckoning with the clergy sexual abuse scandal

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Pope Francis is in Portugal for World Youth Day, when more than a million young Catholics come from around the globe to celebrate and meet with the pope. But this time, it’s coinciding with the host country dealing with the fallout from its own role in the Catholic clergy sex abuse scandal. Marco Werman speaks with Elise Ann Allen, senior correspondent for the Crux news site who is in Lisbon covering Pope Francis’ visit. 

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