DHAKA: Pope Francis has announced that he will meet a group of sex abuse victims next month after comparing the "ugly crime" to performing "a satanic Mass".

Speaking after his Middle East tour, Pope Francis said he will show zero tolerance for anyone in the Roman Catholic Church who abuses children.

"Sexual abuse is such an ugly crime because a priest who does this betrays the body of the Lord," he said.

The Pope, 77, spoke to reporters for nearly an hour on his flight to Rome, reports BBC.    

BDST: 0940 HRS, MAY 27, 2014