Pope Francis has promised stronger action to tackle the sexual abuse of children in the Catholic Church,... condemning the practice and the cover-ups as the "tools of Satan."<br />Closing a Vatican summit on pedophilia on Sunday,... the Pope pledged that the Church would treat every case with utmost seriousness,... strengthening its guidelines to prevent and discipline perpetrators.<br />He likened the sexual abuse of children to the pagan practice of child sacrifice.<br />However, critics say the Pope's message lacked concrete policy measures to tackle the Church's long-standing problem. <br />
