The Overlooked Scandal of Priests Sexually Abusing Nuns

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🗓️ 7 February 2019

⏱️ 25 minutes

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The pope acknowledged for the first time the persistent problem of sexual abuse of nuns by priests. We look at why it took the Catholic Church so long to recognize this group of victims. Guest: Laurie Goodstein, who has covered the Catholic Church for decades. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.

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0:25.6	From the New York Times, I'm Michael Barbaro.
0:32.6	This is the Daily.
0:35.6	Today, the Pope is acknowledging for the first time the persistent problem of nuts being
0:47.1	sexually assaulted by priests.
0:50.4	Why it took the Catholic Church so long to recognize this group of victims?
0:57.4	It's Thursday, February 7th.
1:05.4	Al Salamu Alaikum.
1:16.1	So earlier this week, Pope Francis spent three days in the United Arab Emirates.
1:23.1	A historic trip for a Pope, first time a Pope had ever been in the Arabian Peninsula.
1:32.6	Laurie Goodstein has covered the Catholic Church for decades.
1:36.2	He celebrated mass for more than 100,000 Catholics in that country.
1:41.1	Most of whom are migrant workers from other Catholic countries.
1:45.2	It was a very emotional event for them to see the Pope.
1:54.2	The Pope also signed a landmark document on relations between Catholics and Muslims.
2:02.2	And all in all, it was a successful and historic trip.
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