Catholic leaders to stay after summit to ensure action on sex abuse
"The Holy Father has made it very clear, that if someone mishandles this, they are going to be risking being removed from office," said Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich
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Special coverage: Pope's summit on sex abuse
Pope Francis opened a historic summit at the Vatican on sex abuse in the Catholic church by demanding action to confront the global scandal. CBS News foreign correspondent Seth Doane anchors CBSN's special coverage from Rome, where he speaks with American priests and an abuse survivor about the summit.
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