Next week, Pope Francis is embarking on a five-day visit to Portugal, a country still grappling with a Catholic Church sex scandal that came to light earlier this year.

Massive church sex scandal comes to haunt Pope's visit to Portugal next week

An independent commission investigating the matter of sexual abuse of children by Catholic clergy in Portugal has said that nearly 5,000 children were abused by members of the Portuguese Catholic Church since 1950.

Around 5,000 kids have been sexually abused by Catholic clergy in Portugal since 1950: Report

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Massive church sex scandal comes to haunt Pope's visit to Portugal next week

Around 5,000 kids have been sexually abused by Catholic clergy in Portugal since 1950: Report