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Pope Francis bows his head in prayer. Around him are other members of the clergy wearing red caps

‘Why don’t you don’t rise to the occasion?’ clergy sex abuse advocate asks of Vatican conference

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The Vatican is in day two of a four-day long conference on sex abuse. One survivor and now advocate says there are some promising signs — but says the summit should be the beginning of many conversations about new regulations.

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