Pope Francis will meet victims of clergy sexual abuse during his five-day visit to Portugal in August to coincide with World Youth Day, Lisbon assistant bishop Americo Aguiar said yesterday (ahead of news that the Pope is actually going to be operated on for an intestinal blockage, and may require a good week in hospital). All being well, the Pope is expected to travel to Portugal from August 2-6, to attend the global gathering of young Catholics which promises to see 1.5 million people converge on Lisbon, which Bishop Aguiar has admitted, “will become a chaos”. According to Reuters, the Pope will attend over 15 events, including a mass, a vigil, meetings with youngsters and politicians and a visit to the Fatima sanctuary.
