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The Sauvé report documented countless cases of sexual abuse within the Church. Gathered in Lourdes (Hautes-Pyrénées), bishops paid tribute to the victims, but Laurent Martinez, actor and himself concerned, calls for strong acts.
In its conclusions, the Sauvé report brought to light scores of victims of sexual abuse in the Church. In the Hautes-Pyrénées, in Lourdes, a symbolic city, the bishops celebrated a mass of repentance on Saturday, November 6, after the recognition of the Church’s responsibility for these crimes. “I am always dismayed because there are no actions. We are not in the concrete. There is an institutional recognition of the Church, it is very good, it is a first step necessary. But the vote was not unanimous, I find that absolutely scandalous “, was indignant Laurent Martinez, an actor raped by a priest at the age of 8.
“How, a month after the Sauvé report, is it possible that we do not have 100% of the bishops who vote for this responsibility? ‘is not we’? I do not understand “, he continued. The latter calls for strong actions and quick decisions. “It is very beautiful to have laid a foundation stone for the victims. But that is not the urgency. It is the number zero. We must get to work right away. The Sauvé report wrote 45 recommendations. The working week in Lourdes must be spent reviewing and implementing them. “