Pope Francis will meet survivors of sexual abuse during his trip to Ireland from August 25-26, but it will be up to the survivors to decide whether any information about the meeting will be released, said the director of the Vatican press office.
Greg Burke, press director, said that from the moment the Vatican decided the World Meeting of Families 2018 would be in Dublin, it was clear that the Pope would have to acknowledge the crimes committed against thousands of Irish Catholics by priests in parishes and by priests, religious brothers and nuns in schools, orphanages and other institutions.
