教宗良會見阿根廷神職性侵倖存者　天主教會面臨加強處理力道的呼聲

作者：Joshua McElweeBy Joshua McElwee

布宜諾斯艾利斯，11月9日（路透社）——梵蒂岡表示，教宗良週一在布宜諾斯艾利斯會見5名曾遭天主教神職人員性侵的受害者；這是教宗為期12天南美洲行程中，預計與倖存者舉行的數場會面中的第一場。BUENOS AIRES, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Pope Leo met with five victims of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy on Monday in Buenos Aires, the Vatican said, in the first of several expected meetings with survivors during the pontiff's 12-day trip to South America.

良是首位出生於美國的教宗，目前正展開三國訪問，行程至11月17日。他曾在多次出訪期間會見倖存者，試圖在性侵醜聞損害教會聲譽後，協助修復教會形象。Leo, the first US-born pope, is on a three-country tour through November 17. He has met with survivors during several of his foreign visits, in an effort to help repair the Church's standing after abuse scandals have tarnished its reputation.

梵蒂岡表示，週一的會面持續逾一小時，良聆聽倖存者的證詞，並重申他致力於強化教會保護措施的承諾。The meeting on Monday lasted more than an hour, the Vatican said, with Leo listening to the survivors' testimonies and reaffirming his commitment to strengthen the Church's safeguarding efforts.

聲明表示：「教宗逐一與他們交談，聆聽他們的話語、他們痛苦的個人經歷，以及他們對強化教會內療癒途徑的建議。」"The Pope spoke individually with each of them, listening to their words, their painful personal stories, and their proposals for strengthening paths of healing within the Church," said a statement.

聲明說：「教宗向他們，並透過他們向其他未能會面的受害者，表達他的關懷，以及他希望在教會內強化保護、良善、接納與支持途徑的意願。」"To them, and through them to the other victims whom it was not possible to meet, the Pope expressed his closeness and his desire to strengthen paths of protection, goodness, welcome, and support within the Church," it said.

性侵醜聞震撼整個拉丁美洲的天主教會。拉丁美洲長期是天主教信仰的重鎮，但近來在快速成長的福音派教會面前，天主教的影響力正逐漸流失。Abuse scandals have rocked the Catholic Church throughout Latin America, a region that has long been a stronghold for the faith but where it has been losing ground recently to fast-growing evangelical denominations.

在良到訪前，一些倖存者呼籲教會採取更嚴格的究責措施，包括對遭可信指控涉及性侵的神職人員採行全球零容忍政策。Ahead of Leo's visit, some survivors called for stricter accountability measures from the Church, including a global zero-tolerance policy for clergy with credible accusations of abuse.

梵蒂岡官員先前曾指出，要在所有國家制定單一性侵通報法律有其困難，並主張解除神父職務可能使他們脫離教會監督。Vatican officials have previously cited the difficulty of creating a single abuse-reporting law across all countries and argued that removing priests can put them beyond Church supervision.

良在成為教宗前，曾在秘魯擔任傳教士數十年。Leo served as a missionary in Peru for decades before becoming pope.

一些倖存者認為，梵蒂岡解散以秘魯為基地、面臨團體內部性侵、身體虐待與心理虐待指控的天主教團體「基督徒生活同伴團」（Sodalitium Christianae Vitae），是良推動的結果。該團體於2025年由良的前任、已故教宗方濟各解散。Some survivors credit him with pushing for the Vatican to dissolve the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, a Peru-based Catholic community that faced allegations of sexual, physical and psychological abuse inside the group. It was dissolved by the late Pope Francis, Leo's predecessor, in 2025.

梵蒂岡表示，良將在南美洲訪問期間與倖存者舉行數場會面。The Vatican has said Leo will hold several meetings with survivors on the South America tour.

（Joshua McElwee報導，Cassandra Garrison補充報導；Kylie Madry、Brendan O'Boyle與Rosalba O'Brien編輯）(Reporting by Joshua McElwee, additional reporting by Cassandra Garrison; Editing by Kylie Madry, Brendan O'Boyle and Rosalba O'Brien)