Papal letter to Ireland urges abuse victims to look to Jesus Christ's healing power [CNA]

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Vatican City, Mar 20, 2010 / 11:55 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The healing power of Jesus Christ’s self-sacrificing love can free even those in “the darkest and most hopeless situations,” wrote Pope Benedict in a Pastoral Letter to the Church in Ireland. The “intense” letter voiced sorrow to abuse victims while urging reparation for sins.

In a pastoral letter released on Saturday, the Holy Father urged victims to find solace and communion with the Church through a relationship with Jesus Christ, who was also “a victim of injustice and sin.” He exhorted abuse victims to look to the wounds of the Savior’s unjust suffering.

Calling for all of the faithful of Ireland to turn to the Gospel for renewal, the Holy Father explained again that the cases of abuse “deeply disturbed” him. He proposed measures for guidance on the path of healing, renewal and reparation.

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