ROME — Pope Francis called the sexual exploitation of children a kind of “psychological murder” and a “cancellation of childhood” in an address to an Italian anti-pedophilia group Saturday.
“The abuses perpetrated against children continue,” the pope said to representatives of the Meter Association, who met with him in the Vatican, in particular, “the solicitations that take place via the internet and various social media, with pages and portals dedicated to child pornography.”-- More...