vatican city pope francis candid personal comment sexual abuse children priests say thursday catholic church arrive late deal problem francis speak unscripted remark commission advise root sexual abuse also acknowledge early papacy make one bad call lenient italian priest late go abuse also say decide change current procedures deal abusive priests eliminate appeal trials case definitive proof francis surprise members commission put aside entire prepare speech chat reality church arrive consciousness crimes bite late say consciousness arrive late mean resolve problems also arrive late aware difficulty reality say plainly arrive late church sexual abuse break open unite state report case louisiana 1984 explode 2002 journalists boston find bishops systematically move abusers new post instead defrock thousands case come light around world investigations encourage long-silent victims go public shatter church reputation place ireland billion pay compensation old practice move people around confront problem make consciences fall asleep say francis acknowledge commission found 2014 swim tide reference high level defections rank marie collins ireland non-clerical member victim priestly abuse child quit frustration march cite shameful lack cooperation within vatican another peter saunders britain take leave absence last year protest lack progress francis say everyone realize sexual abuse sickness high probability relapse person may repent today ... may commit two years put head sickness say francis say would change current vatican procedures severely limit chance appeal pedophile priests convict church tribunals say often overly legalistic allow reduce sentence procedural ground decide balance say abuse minor prove sufficient recourse proof period definitive say francis elect 2013 acknowledge make one bad judgment early papacy concern italian priest mauro inzoli case bishop crema rule inzoli would remove public ministry remain priest church tribunal rule defrock pope side bishop new papacy understand things well choose benevolent two sentence two years priest relapse learn francis say pope candidly admit church 'arrived late confront abuse