Pope is calling bishops to Rome about abuse

vatican city - Pope Francis has called all presidents of bishops' conferences of the world to Rome to discuss the fight against the sexual abuse of minors by clergy. This is what the Vatican said on Wednesday.

The church has been plagued for some time by a series of scandals about abuse by clergy or accusations about it.

All bishops in the Dutch Church Province together form the Dutch Bishops' Conference. This is a permanent consultative body, in which the bishops make and implement joint policy in various fields.