Abuse victims demand to see pope, call for bishops to be fired

The 12 victims met with five Vatican officials a day before the start of an unprecedented conference on clerical abuse that aims to guide senior bishops on how best to tackle a problem that has decimated the Church's credibility.All the survivors of abuse who took part in the meeting, which lasted more than two hours, said they were disappointedthe pope did not attend, even though he was not scheduled to be there."We need to have a discussion with the man who makes the rules and has the power in