Pope Benedict met with eight sex abuse victims who have been abused by priests in an orphanage in Malta. During the meeting at the Apostolic Nunciature, the Vatican's official headquarters in Malta, the pope promised the Roman Catholic Church would do all it could to bring abusers to justice and implement safeguards for children in the future.
Following the meeting one of the victims, Joseph Magro said it was very emotional with each man given five minutes to talk with the pope.
Benedict, he said, recognized their suffering and told the group he would pray for them.
"It was great," said Magro. "Everyone was crying, everyone. It was fantastic. He said he will pray for me, he is going to pray for me. I asked him why, and he said I [will] pray for you."
Earlier the pope celebrated a large outdoor mass in Valletta.
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