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After emotional return, Pope Leo denounces 'machismo' in Peru and demands respect for women

Headline via PBS NewsHour · first report 12 Nov, 20:39 IST, latest 13 Nov, 12:06 IST

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4 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from The Straits Times at 12 Nov, 20:39 IST; the latest is from The Hindu at 13 Nov, 12:06 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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LIMA, Nov 12 - Crowds flooded Lima's streets on Thursday, the second day of Pope Leo's emotional return to Peru, which has already broken crowd records in the country where he lived for about 20 years.
Pope Leo XIV on Thursday denounced widespread "machismo" and violence against women in Peru, demanding that women be protected and respected as he set out marching orders for his beloved Peruvian church and people.
Pope Leo visited Peru on Thursday, where he said he learned "what it means to be a shepherd" when he had lived and served in the country for several decades. He gave an emotional speech in which he denounced the culture of "machismo" and called on followers…
Pope Leo called on the influential Catholic hierarchy to be models of unity and communion, and instructed Peruvian bishops to accompany their flocks and respond to victims of clergy sexual abuse with truth and justice

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