VOA慢速英语:Pope Francis: 'We Showed No Care for the Little Ones'

shame - n. a feeling of guilt, regret, or sadness that you have because you know you have done something wrong

repentance - n. the act of feeling or showing you are sorry for something bad or wrong that you did and that you want to do what is right

magnitude - n. the size, extent, or importance of something

gravity - n. a very serious quality or condition: the condition of being grave or serious

grand jury - n. (U.S. law) a group of people who look at the evidence against someone who has been accused of a crime in order to decide if there should be a trial

mere - adj. used to say that something or someone is small, unimportant, etc.

deflection - n.the act of changing or causing something to change direction