Pope begs clergy sex abuse victims for forgiveness for church leaders’ failure to handle cases By Washington Examiner FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmailPrint July 7, 2014 12:05 pm FacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedinEmailPrint VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope begs clergy sex abuse victims for forgiveness for church leaders’ failure to handle cases. Recommended Stories Four dead and at least 20 injured in shooting at South Carolina barZelensky urges 'no weakening of pressure' as Russia strikes Ukrainian energy plantsJim Jordan defends DOJ's Comey indictment as 'entirely appropriate' TagsPope FrancisSexual HarassmentWorld Related Content Crime Four dead and at least 20 injured in shooting at South Carolina bar World Zelensky urges ‘no weakening of pressure’ as Russia strikes Ukrainian energy plants Education Education Department guts special ed office as part of shutdown layoffs House Jim Jordan defends DOJ’s Comey indictment as ‘entirely appropriate’ World Trump to greet freed Israeli hostages in Middle East visit, Vance says