`` Let 's not mistake this meeting today for real action , '' victim 's group head says . ` This led to even greater suffering on the part of those who were abused and it endangered other minors who were at risk , '' he said . Pope meets with victims , says leaders will be `` held accountable '' Francis has called for `` zero tolerance '' of sexual abuse by clerics . The Vatican said it would take steps to protect children from such abuses and that the pope was committed to doing so.
`` Let 's not mistake this meeting today for real action , '' victim 's group head says . Pope meets with victims , says leaders will be `` held accountable '' Francis has called for `` zero tolerance '' of sexual abuse by clerics . The Vatican said it would take steps to protect children from such abuses and that the pope was committed to doing so.