Senior Portuguese church officials had previously claimed that only a handful of cases had occurred. (AP Photo/Armando Franca, file) LISBON, Portugal — More than 4,800 individuals may have been ...

which in Portugal are backlogged and notoriously slow to reach decisions, often taking many years. Lisbon Cardinal Manuel Clemente said the church would do only what courts determined it must do.

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“I want to see the church get closer to the people ... AP reporters Helena Alvez in Lisbon, Portugal, and Almudena Calatrava in Buenos Aires contributed.

Francis was speaking in Lisbon at the start of a five-day visit ... was "of the path of reconciliation that the Portuguese Church in Portugal has been following in this area, putting victims ...