But it is time for full transparency says Robert Mickens, Vatican correspondent for the Catholic weekly, the Tablet.
"We have heard victims ask for the release of all the records that they have in their files, because not all of them have been made available to civil authorities," he said.
Some of the worshippers in St. Peter's Square acknowledged the scandal would hurt the Church, but they seemed reluctant to be openly critical.
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"Sure, I think it could hurt the Church, but I think people also make decisions about their faith and in some cases separate the Church and the actions of the human member of the Church from their faith."
A visitor from Spain echoed those sentiments. He says there are so many priests and one should not judge them all by the actions of a small group.
For many Catholics, says Robert Mickens, that is not enough.
"I think that people want their church leaders not just to say they are sorry for others, for their predecessors or other bishops or priests around the world, but to take responsibility for the entire Church," he said. "I think Pope Benedict XVI has got to say that he too has been, just like every other bishop, slow to come around to answering adequately this problem."
The Pope made no direct mention of the growing scandal during his Palm Sunday sermon.
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