Pope Francis’s plea for forgiveness in 2018 ‘a great mark of the man’

Archbishop of Armagh Eamon Martin, watched by Archbishop Dermot Farrell of Dublin, speaks at a press conference following the death of Pope Francis (Niall Carson/PA) - (PA Wire)

The Archbishop of Dublin has said that Pope Francis’s plea for forgiveness in 2018 for abuse scandals in the Catholic Church was an example of the “great mark of the man”.

The Archbishop of Armagh said that survivors’ stories of abuse loomed over the 2018 trip and that a year later the pontiff gathered bishops from around the world to ensure safeguarding mechanisms were in place.