This Monday, June 8, 2026 in the morning in Madrid, the day after the crowds gathered during the weekend, Leo XIV was preparing to enter the hemicycle of the Spanish Parliament – a first for a pope. But almost at the same time, nine associations of victims of sexual violence committed by members of the clergy gathered in front of the nunciature, deploring not having been invited to the meeting planned for the same afternoon between the pope and other victims. Was the topic of abuse going to be the main theme of the day?
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