The Pope speaks of the masses of pedophiles as well as of those who...

Pope Franzescu promised Thursday to respond to the most powerful “measures possible against the priests who raped and threatened children and also measures will be taken for those who remain silent, Russia Today” reported.

Francis met for the first time with an advisory commission on sexual abuse, a group of foreign experts appointed in 2014 to advise him and the Catholic Church on best practices to remove pedophiles from the priesthood and protect children.

Cardinal Sean O'Malley, the archbishop of Boston and head of the commission, told the pope that the commission had gained a lot of” from hearing survivors./Periscopi/