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A billboard denounces children sexual abuse by members of the Portuguese Catholic church during the XXXVII World Youth Day celebrations in Lisbon, Portugal, August 2, 2023. REUTERS/Catarina DemonyLISBON, Aug 2 (Reuters) - A huge billboard raising awareness of sexual abuse by clergymen was put up overnight in Lisbon, just hours before Pope Francis was due to arrive in the Portuguese capital for the world's largest gathering of young Catholics. The World Youth Day event was devised by the late Pope John Paul II for Catholics in their teens or early 20s and is held every two or three years in a different city. Lisbon Patriarch Manuel Clemente said on Monday the Portuguese church's commitment to tackle clergy sexual abuse was "total". Two other billboards were put up in the nearby municipalities of Loures and Oeiras, where events related to World Youth Day will also take place.

Persons: Catarina Demony LISBON, Pope Francis, Pope John Paul II, Francis, Almirante Reis, Manuel Clemente, Catarina Demony, David Latona, Alison Williams Organizations: Portuguese Catholic, REUTERS, Catholic Church, Thomson Locations: Portuguese, Lisbon, Portugal, Loures

☆ Pope Francis Portugal visit: Street artist Bordalo II rolls out ‘banknote’ carpet in protest
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Lisbon, Portugal Reuters —Portugal’s famed street artist, Bordalo II, has broken into a Lisbon venue where Pope Francis will celebrate a mass next week and rolled out a huge carpet of oversized banknotes to criticize how much the state has spent on the event. Artur Bordalo, who goes by the name Bordalo II, poses at his studio in Lisbon, Portugal. Patricia De Melo Moreira/AFP/Getty imagesOfficial estimates in January showed the event would cost 161 million euros ($177 million), to be paid by the government, the Catholic Church, the city council of Lisbon and nearby Loures. Earlier this year, heavy criticism forced the Lisbon city council to cut planned spending on an altar for Francis to celebrate a mass to 2.9 million euros ($3.2 million) from over 5 million euros ($5.5 million). Asked about Bordalo II’s carpet, Lisbon Mayor Carlos Moedas told reporters the artist used his voice to express his concerns and that such protests were normal for these events.

Persons: Portugal Reuters —, Bordalo, Pope Francis, Francis, ”, Artur Bordalo, Instagram, Patricia De Melo Moreira, Carlos Moedas Organizations: Portugal Reuters, AFP, Getty, Catholic Church Locations: Lisbon, Portugal, Loures, Portuguese

Official estimates in January showed the event would cost 161 million euros, to be paid by the government, the Catholic Church, the city council of Lisbon and nearby Loures. A number of public figures and politicians have criticised the Portuguese state for its share of the expenditure, which the government put at 30 million euros in January, as millions of Portuguese face galloping inflation. Earlier this year, heavy criticism forced the Lisbon city council to cut planned spending on an altar for Francis to celebrate a mass to 2.9 million euros from over 5 million euros. Asked about Bordalo II's carpet, Lisbon Mayor Carlos Moedas told reporters the artist used his voice to express his concerns and that such protests were normal for these events. ($1 = 0.9071 euro)Reporting by Catarina Demony; Editing by Andrei Khalip and Richard ChangOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Bordalo, Pope Francis, Francis, Artur Bordalo, Carlos Moedas, Catarina Demony, Andrei Khalip, Richard Chang Organizations: Catholic Church, Thomson Locations: LISBON, Lisbon, Loures, Portuguese

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