Pope Benedict XVI condemns child abuse by priests

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Pope Benedict XVI has condemned the abuse of children by priests, saying the church will never stop deploring such behaviour.

For centuries, the Catholic Church has shown its commitment to loving and respecting children and ensuring their basic human rights are respected, Benedict told members of the Vatican's Pontifical Council for the Family.

"Unfortunately in some cases, some of its members - acting in contrast to this commitment - have violated these rights, a behaviour that the church hasn't, and won't ever stop deploring and condemning," he said on Monday.

Benedict's comments came as he is finalising a letter to the Irish faithful concerning Ireland's massive church sex abuse and cover-up scandal.

Irish government-ordered investigations published last year documented decades of abuse by priests as well as the church's Dickensian network of residences for troubled Irish boys and girls where physical, psychological and sexual abuse was rampant.

In addition, the investigations showed how the Dublin Archdiocese covered up the abuse.
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