{"id":78101,"date":"2026-03-24T14:05:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T14:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=78101"},"modified":"2026-03-24T14:05:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T14:05:29","slug":"it-was-the-best-thing-ive-ever-done-abuse-victim-details-papal-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/it-was-the-best-thing-ive-ever-done-abuse-victim-details-papal-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Ha sido lo mejor que he hecho en mi vida\u2019: V\u00edctima de abusos detalla su encuentro con el Papa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Feb. 2 marked a turning point in the life of David Ryan, a 61-year-old Irishman who suffered sexual abuse as a teenager. More than 40 years later, he was able to share his story face-to-face with Pope Leo XIV in the first private meeting the pontiff has held alone with a victim of abuse.While the Holy Father had already met with other victims of abuse, those meetings were in groups. The meeting with Ryan was different: For almost an hour,\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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The meeting with Ryan was different: For almost an hour,\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-78101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":77889,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/brooklyn-diocese-to-pursue-global-resolution-of-more-than-1000-abuse-cases\/","url_meta":{"origin":78101,"position":0},"title":"Brooklyn Diocese to pursue \u2018global resolution\u2019 of more than 1,000 abuse cases","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"marzo 29, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Diocese of Brooklyn will pursue a broad settlement with more than 1,000 alleged victims of Church abuse, Bishop Robert Brennan said on Feb. 12, with a well-known California judge set to help mediate the process. Unlike many U.S. dioceses that have faced hundreds of sex abuse claims and tens of millions of dollars in settlement costs, the Brooklyn Diocese has not filed for bankruptcy. But the diocese launched a compensation program in 2017, which Brennan in his Feb. 12\u2026","rel":"","context":"En \u00abChristian News\u00bb","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":6539,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/diocese-of-toledo-to-pay-1-million-to-three-priest-sex-abuse-victims\/","url_meta":{"origin":78101,"position":1},"title":"Diocese of Toledo to pay $1 million to three priest sex abuse victims","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"julio 12, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] Source Rosary Cathedral in Toledo, Ohio. \/ Credit: Susan Montgomery\/Shutterstock The Diocese of Toledo will pay out a seven-figure sum to three victims of priest sexual abuse after agreeing to a settlement.The payout will go to victims of disgraced priest Michael Zacharias, who was convicted on five counts of sex trafficking by a federal jury in Ohio last May. His crimes, committed between 1999 and 2020, involved three victims, two of whom were minors when Zacharias began abusing them.Konrad\u2026","rel":"","context":"En \u00abChristian News\u00bb","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1720763620_shutterstock_284987897.jpg?fit=900%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1720763620_shutterstock_284987897.jpg?fit=900%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1720763620_shutterstock_284987897.jpg?fit=900%2C600&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1720763620_shutterstock_284987897.jpg?fit=900%2C600&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":38616,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/archdiocese-of-new-orleans-agrees-to-180-million-settlement-with-abuse-victims\/","url_meta":{"origin":78101,"position":2},"title":"Archdiocese of New Orleans agrees to $180 million settlement with abuse victims","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"julio 21, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans. \/ Credit: travelview\/Shutterstock CNA Staff, May 22, 2025 \/ 11:52 am (CNA). The Archdiocese of New Orleans this week agreed to pay a massive $180 million to victims of clergy abuse there, bringing an end to years of bankruptcy proceedings in federal court and pointing to what Archbishop Gregory Aymond called \u201ca path to healing for survivors and for our local Church.\u201d The law firm Pachulski Stang Ziehl &amp; Jones LLP, which represented abuse\u2026","rel":"","context":"En \u00abChristian News\u00bb","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Archdiocese of New Orleans agrees to $180 million settlement with abuse victims","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Archdiocese-of-New-Orleans-agrees-to-180-million-settlement-with-abuse-victims.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Archdiocese-of-New-Orleans-agrees-to-180-million-settlement-with-abuse-victims.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Archdiocese-of-New-Orleans-agrees-to-180-million-settlement-with-abuse-victims.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Archdiocese-of-New-Orleans-agrees-to-180-million-settlement-with-abuse-victims.webp?fit=800%2C533&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":74171,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/es\/learn\/archdiocese-of-new-orleans-issues-public-apology-to-abuse-victims\/","url_meta":{"origin":78101,"position":3},"title":"Archdiocese of New Orleans issues public apology to abuse victims","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"marzo 5, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Saint Louis Cathedral and Jackson Square are seen at sunset near the French Quarter in downtown New Orleans on April 10, 2010. | Credit: Graythen\/Getty Images Jan 5, 2026 \/ 18:32 pm (CNA). 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The Diocese of Fresno in California filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on July 1, seeking to address more than 150 abuse claims filed there in what Bishop Joseph Brennan said was part of a \u201cjourney of conversion through contrition.\u201d Brennan announced the filing via a video message on Tuesday. 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