Pope

He could see the pain on Pope Francis's face  - 

when he told him "it looks to some people that the abusers are being more protected than the victims".

"Having just come from Ireland we talked about the pope's feelings about what has happened in the Church.

"You can see the pain in his face. 

And I felt he was sincere. 

He's an extraordinary man for extraordinary times."

Francis has been attempting to address the latest wave of devastating claims of sexual abuse by clergy across the world. 

Past abuse scandals have badly damaged the image of the Catholic Church in Ireland.

He "begged for God's forgiveness".

The trip, which was met with some protests by victims, was overshadowed by a former ambassador to the Holy See's claim that -

 Francis personally ignored sexual abuse allegations against a prominent US cardinal.

He describes himself as a campaigning and advocacy organisation -

trying to end extreme poverty and preventable disease, particularly in Africa.