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Pope Leo talks Trump, sex abuse scandals, LGBTQ+ welcome and China in his first interview
['Associated Press']
The Malta Independent
Leo spoke on a range of topics - from the Trump administration to the clergy sexual abuse crisis, welcoming LGBTQ+ Catholics and Vatican-China relations - in the interview, published Thursday.
"Everyone's invited in, but I don't invite a person in because they are or are not of any specific identity.
Sex abuse scandalsLeo said the sex abuse crisis is "a real crisis" that has not yet been solved, and that the church still hasn't found a way to help victims heal.
The crisis hit hardest during the pandemic when the Holy See's main source of revenue - the Vatican Museums - closed down.
But things are improving and "it is not the crisis that people have been led to believe," Leo said.
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