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Church apologies: Top leaders say sorry for historical sins

FILE - Delegates applaud Pope Francis, right, during the second World Meeting of Popular Movements in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, Thursday, July 9, 2015. During his visit, Francis apologized for wrongs committed by the church against Indigenous peoples during the conquest of the Americas. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)

FILE - Pope Benedict XVI delivers his blessing on the occasion of the traditional exchange of Christmas greetings to the Curia, in the Regia Hall, at the Vatican, Monday, Dec. 20, 2010. Benedict XVI said the Catholic Church must reflect on what is wrong with its message and Christian life in general that allowed for the widespread sexual abuse of children by priests. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, Pool, File)

FILE - Pope John Paul II places a typed and signed note into a crack at the Western Wall Sunday, March 26, 2000, in Jerusalem's Old City. He tucked the prayer note into the wall asking God’s forgiveness for those who "have caused these children of yours to suffer.” (Gabriel Bouys/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Church apologies: Top leaders say sorry for historical sins