The mission of its members, he highlighted, “is a courageous vocation, which is born from the heart of the Church and helps it to purify and grow” and which consists of “helping to make the Church an increasingly safer place for children.” and vulnerable adults.”
Aware that “the challenge of rebuilding the fabric of broken lives and healing pain is great and complex,” Pope Francis has encouraged the commitment to victims not to decline, despite the fact that “in the face of the abuse scandal and the suffering of the victims we can become discouraged.”
“I encourage you to move forward so that the Church is always and everywhere and a place where everyone can feel at home and each person is considered sacred,” he added.