Victim of sexual abuse by priest reacts to Vatican reception Twelve victims of paedophile priests were received at the Vatican 24 hours before the launch of a crucial conference called by Pope Francis on the protection of minors in the Church. A victim of sexual abuse by a French priest, François Devaux, is doubtful about the conference's effectiveness saying it was only called because "the credibility of the Church, the Vatican and the Pope has reached an apocalyptic state." IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES of François Devaux, co-founder of the association of victims of paedophile priests "la parole libérée"