“The 83-year-old pontiff vowed to “do everything possible to make sure such abuse can never happen again”.
Pretty wods, but that would be like trying to stop the tides. Now if he wanted to say that he was going to do everything possible to ensure that any past cover-ups are exposed and that no future cover-ups can be successful, THAT would be putting some meat on the bones.
Here are his exact words:
We too insistently beg forgiveness from God and from the persons involved, while promising to do everything possible to ensure that such abuse will never occur again; and that in admitting men to priestly ministry and in their formation we will do everything we can to weigh the authenticity of their vocation and make every effort to accompany priests along their journey, so that the Lord will protect them and watch over them in troubled situations and amid life’s dangers.