Groups of survivors who support clergy say they are extremely concerned and insulted by Pope Leo XIV's election as he overcomes questions about cases of sexual abuse of the instruments he handled earlier in his career and becomes the first American leader in the Roman Catholic Church's history.

Before Robert Prevost ascended the pope at the age of 69, he led a chapter of Augustine's religious order in his hometown of Chicago, when allegations surfaced, a pastor and Catholic high school principal within his jurisdiction had harassed at least one student and retained an image of child abuse.

Although Augustine ordered a multimillion-dollar settlement was reportedly paid to the abuse survivors, Prest reportedly allowed the priest to continue his post, despite Augustine ordering a multimillion-dollar settlement to the abuse survivors.

Meanwhile, Prevost did not hinder another pastor (his ministry was restricted due to allegations of abusing minors) and could not live in the Augustine residence near a Catholic primary school. Moreover, while serving as bishop in Peru, three women heard three women who accused the two priests of sexual abuse as minors and claimed there was no much evidence that there was a lot of things to investigate the priest.

This history prompted Survivor Networks of Pastors to file complaints in church legislation implemented by late Pope Francis in March that provides bishops with potential disciplinary measures that turn a blind eye to child abuse and adult abuse.

The complaints did not prevent Leo from being elected Thursday after a brief Vatican meeting, prompting Snap to quickly issue a statement saying "the record of managing abuse cases for his record is worrying."

"You can end the abuse crisis," Snap's statement said, "Not accused of suffering from abuse, Leo has previously led a Vatican entity responsible for selecting new bishops from around the world. "The only question is: OK?"

In another statement, Survivor of Child Sexual Abuse (SCSA) said Leo’s election was “insult” because he was produced by the same-day bishop hierarchy that failed to struggle to cope with decades of harassment by clergy in the global church.

"The Catholic hierarchy is more than just accusations of mistreatment - it transforms the process," the SCSA statement said. "Pope Leo... is in all rooms."

Both groups urge Leo to implement a truly zero-tolerance policy to take action against clergy abuse claims and provide compensation for church assets to victims of the scandal, among other claims.

Boston attorney Mitchell Garabedian, representing survivors of abuse in the focus of the Oscar-winning film, said in the harassment scandal of clergy: “The Catholic Church must understand that the safety of innocent children cannot be sacrificed for an outdated and inevitable need, but that what can be protected is the reputation of a famous church.”

The Vatican's press office did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding SNAP and SCSA statements. It usually insists that Prevost has no misconduct or follows norms in the cases of clergy abuse he faces.

Some of the reviews surrounding Prevost's handling of these cases date back to his 11-year term, leading the 1999 Augustine Order in Chicago's Midwest chapter. During that time, it was reported that the principal of Providence Catholic High School in New Lenox, Illinois, the principal of Providence Catholic High School, part of Prevost territory, was reportedly part of Prevost, who once misunderstood a student’s abuse and suffered abuse, and his phone was reportedly mistreated on his video of his abuse.

Prevost - also the global leader of the Augustinians who started in 2001 for 12 years - The principal is Richard McGrath, an Augustinian priest named Richard McGrath, who has not explained the decision in his post, as previously reported by Chicago's Sun Age.

McGrath, who faces investigations into his claims, retired in 2017.

Abused student Robert Krankvich sued in 2018. In the second half of 2023, the church agreed to pay him $2 million - Krankvich died in April at the age of 43.

"Money doesn't bring happiness," Krankvich's father, also known as Robert, told the Sun Times. "It's not closed."

During the lawsuit by Crankvic, McGrath refused to answer whether he had images of child abuse, citing his constitutional right to oppose self-crime, according to The Sun. However, McGrath denied Molest Krankvich and was denied a list of alleged Augustine abusers published in 2024, although he resigned in light of his request.

Nevertheless, according to New Lenox's Patch News website, in a statement issued Tuesday, the Augustinian confirmed McGrath had been expelled from the order.

The Augustinians reportedly did not disclose the factors behind McGrath's firing, which occurred in December, but first reported at the start of the two-day meeting that the vaulted prevost to the Copacy.

Additionally, in 2000, it was still early in Prevost as the American Augustine chapter of the Midwest, which ordered a member of St John John Stone Friary, who was stationed in Chicago, named James Ray. Friary is adjacent to an elementary school and has been restricted from working around children since 1991 due to accusations that he is harassing minors. The survivor groups say the moves do not indicate that the organization does everything it can to protect children. The Vatican has reportedly retorted that Prest was not the one who authorized Ray to arrange his life in the monastery.

Prevost then served as bishop of Chiclayo, Peru for eight years since 2015. According to a statement they issued, the three women told Prevost directly that they were allegedly abused by local pastors Eleleuterio Vásquez González and Ricardo Yesquén.

But the women said they had no evidence to suggest any meaningful investigation into their claims, and at some point they published several images showing Vasquez publicly celebrating Mass on important occasions, despite allegedly assured that they were suspended, as the National Catholic journalist was suspended, as he pointed out in the case he pointed out in the case that he had clashed in the case.

The parish of Chichelo reportedly said the Vatican agency investigating the case of sexual abuse of the instrument found that there was not enough evidence to confirm the allegations of the accusers - local law enforcement agencies came to similar conclusions, partly because of the applicable restrictive law.

One of the plaintiffs Ana María Quispe lamented in Spanish to Peruvian TV news show Cuarto Poder: "They always tell us that the church is our mother-but mother protects."

According to reports, the parish of Chiclayo said that Prevost and the church “rejected the so-called victims.” The parish reportedly said the plaintiffs were still free to file a complaint in the civil court and to raise a “psychological help if needed” provided by the church.

Francis died on April 21 and became Cardinal in September 2023. Among ideologically different bishops, the reputation of the bishops in Peru clearly contributed to the pope (somewhat unexpected) that Leo appeared on Thursday.