Pope Leo XIV 'ignored' child sex abuse allegations his Chicago church

A leader of a group of priest abuse survivors that tried to derail Robert Prevost's chances of becoming pope has 'an ironic sense of happiness' that the Catholic Church ignored its warnings.

Prevost's selection as Leo XIV, the 267th pope, will shine far more light on hidden sexual abuse by Catholic clergy, hopes Eduardo Lopez de Casas.

'For them to chose a cardinal who has hidden sexual abuse and is American only means that this person will be scrutinized from left to right,' Lopez de Casas, a victim of clergy abuse and national vice president of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) told DailyMail.com.

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