By — PBS News Hour PBS News Hour Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/in-ireland-pope-acknowledges-churchs-failure-to-address-abuse Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Transcript Audio The first papal visit to Ireland in almost 40 years was marked by protests over the sexual abuse of children by clergy. In his address to the deeply Catholic country, Pope Francis acknowledged that Church authorities failed to “adequately address these repugnant crimes” and said that the “outrage” was justified. Belfast-based journalist Amanda Ferguson joins Hari Sreenivasan for more. Read the Full Transcript Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors. Listen to this Segment Watch Watch the Full Episode PBS NewsHour from Aug 25, 2018 By — PBS News Hour PBS News Hour