Vatican City (Vatican), 12 Sept. (LaPresse) – Commit to the fight against abuse. Pope Leo XIV, speaking yesterday behind closed doors with the new bishops, urged everyone to promptly address issues concerning inappropriate behaviour by clergy: ‘They cannot be put in a drawer, they must be addressed with a sense of mercy and true justice towards the victims and the accused.’ Prevost, in the dialogue, as reported today by the Holy See Press Office, called on the new bishops to be persevering disciples, unafraid in the face of the first difficulty, pastors close to the people and priests, merciful and firm, even when it comes to judging, capable of listening and dialogue, not just preaching. In this sense, he added a few words on synodality, not a pastoral method, but ‘a style of Church, of listening and of common search for the mission to which we are called.’