- The goal of the four-day papal summit

is to hear from victims, find solutions,

and acknowledge thatsexual abuse by priests

is a worldwide problem.

The global gatheringof cardinals, bishops,

and priests began withthe pope kissing the hand

of an abuse victim.

He then told attendees the Catholic Church

must not only speak words,but take concrete actions.

He said, "Listen to the cry ofthe young, who want justice."

On CBN's Newswatch program,

Catholic News Agencyeditor-in-chief, JD Flynn said

the pope is hoping the summitwill be a catalyst for change.

He wants bishops in the developing world

to adopt the same childprotection policies

as those enacted in the United States.

- [JD] While the USchurch has been working

for the past two decades to develop

safe environment policies,

in many parts of the world,that has not yet happened.

- [Gary] Phil Saviano wasamong 12 abuse victims

invited to testify at the Vatican.

- I've been talking aboutthis for I think 28 years now

and I know that someorganizations move slowly,

but this is ridiculous.

- [Gary] Others were just as critical

about the Catholic Church's mishandling

of sexual abuse allegations.

Pennsylvania lawmaker MarkRozzi spoke to reporters

about his childhood sexual abuse.

- What the Catholic Church,the Catholic Conference,

the bishops, the cardinals, the pope,

what they are doing,they are blocking justice

for all victims of sexual abuse.

And that is a crime.

- [Gary] One victim testified

a priest raped her repeatedly,starting when she was 15.

Although the Catholic Church is officially

staunchly pro-life,during a 12-year period,

the priest forced herto have three abortions.

The Vatican's lead sexcrimes investigator said,

"Pedophiles must be preventedfrom entering the priesthood."

He said, "Sex abuse allegationsmust be taken seriously

"and investigated."

But the Vatican insiststhat not all priests

found guilty of sexual abuse be defrocked.

Activist Miguel Hurtado ofthe group Ending Clergy Abuse

says that's unacceptable.

- What they say is that the decision

of whether a priest or a bishopshould remain in ministry

will depend on a case-by-casebasis, that's not good enough.

- [Gary] Gary Lane, CBN News.