Survivors of clergy sexual abuse held a press conference Thursday December 4, 2025 to release new evidence showing Pope Leo XIV wielded his new papal authority to avoid testifying about his involvement in covering up child sex abuse in Peru.
This evidence included internal Vatican documents, emails from Pope Leo, and recordings of meetings with church officials discussing the cases of sexual abuse reported by Ana María Quispe Díaz and two other victims from the Diocese of Chiclayo in Peru.
Quispe previously traveled to Chicago in July to testify in a press conference alongside representatives of SNAP.
Her full statement regarding the recent updates in her case can be found here.
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