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Watchdog Accuses Papal Contenders Of Ignoring Sex Abuse

Cardinal Pietro Parolin served as late Pope Francis's Secretary of State (Credit: AFP)

As cardinals prepare to elect a new pope, campaigners warned Friday that neither of the frontrunners, Pietro Parolin nor Luis Antonio Tagle, would protect children and stamp out clerical sex abuse.

Cardinals gathered at the Vatican ahead of the conclave starting May 7 have identified the scandal of sexual abuse of minors by priests as one of the top challenges facing the Catholic Church today.

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