Pope Benedict XVI met privately on Monday with Australians who were sexually abused as children by priests, ending a pilgrimage to the country with a gesture of contrition and concern over a scandal that has rocked the Roman Catholic church.
The pontiff held prayers and spoke with four representatives of abuse victims _ two men and two women _ in the last hours of his 9-day visit to Australia for the church's global youth festival.
The victims did not speak publicly after the meeting. Support groups for other victims dismissed the gesture as a public relations stunt.
The abuse scandal was a sour undertone to the trip for World Youth Day, which is …
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