Pope Benedict XVI told hundreds of American bishops at a national shrine in Washington on April 16 that the U.S. clergy sex abuse scandal was sometimes "very badly handled."
His remarks came toward the end of his first full day of his five-day tour of the United States
In 2004, U.S. bishops released a statistical review that found 4,392 priests had been accused of molesting children in 10,667 cases between 1950 and 2002. The accusations have devastated the Roman Catholic church and forced the payout of nearly $2 billion in settlements.
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