Sexual abuse victims want a zero-tolerance pope to lead Catholic Church

Ahead of a gathering to elect a new pope, survivors of sexual abuse by Catholic priests have urged cardinals to choose someone with a zero-tolerance policy.

The group End Clergy Abuse (ECA) issued an open letter to the cardinals as they meet informally in Rome this week before the election gets underway.

Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), the main US-based group, also identified cardinals who themselves have problematic…