Recently Pope Benedict has comforted and met with some of the sexual abuse victims of priests of the Catholic religion. While some of the victims appreciate the gesture many people feel this is a small step in gaining the trust of the clergy of the Catholic Church. The Pope expressed shame over the terrible actions that have occurred in connection with the church. This is believed to be the first time the Pope has met with the victims and openly expressed shame and apology for the events that transpired. While I feel this is a step in the right direction, I also feel these people deserve and will accept compensation for the actions of the Clergy. The Catholic religion is the richest religion in the world and also one of the largest. I would be surprised if money is not paid to some or all of these victims especially after the Pope himself has admitted that some of the priests have been involved in sexual abuse. While all this scandal has scarred the Catholic community the actual number of priests involved in these actions is very low. The Pope wants to encourage trust in clergy by the general population again which is why I feel he met with the victims. I believe that many of the priests of the world are totally innocent and they deserve recognition for all that they do instead of jeers and insults. It will be a long time before the whole situation is figured out and an even longer time before the Catholic religion recovers from it all.