context: Lisbon , Portugal -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Pope Benedict XVI made one of his strongest statements to date on the sex abuse scandal sweeping the Roman Catholic Church , saying Tuesday the reality he has seen is `` terrifying . '' And he distanced himself from criticism of the media by senior Vatican officials , saying the most important attacks on the church do n't come from the outside , they come from the sins of the members of the church , CNN senior Vatican analyst John Allen said . Benedict was speaking on his plane en route to Portugal , where he is making a four-day visit . He has said very little in public about the scandal , which has swept Western Europe this year , leading bishops to quit or offer to quit in Ireland , Germany and Belgium . Hundreds of people have come forward this year saying they were abused by priests or other Catholic authority figures there and in Austria , Netherlands and the United States . He said three weeks ago he was `` greatly moved '' by meeting victims of abuse in Valletta , Malta . He said he gave the victims `` assurances of the church 's action '' after the April 18 meeting . It is not clear if he plans to meet victims of abuse in Portugal , which has not been as badly shaken by the scandal as many other European countries .
question: where does the most serious attacks come from ?
answers: sins of the members of the church
content_span_normalized_text: and he distanced himself from criticism of the media by senior vatican officials , saying the most important attacks on the church do n't come from the outside , they come from the sins of the members of the church , cnn senior vatican analyst john allen said .
question_normalized_text: where does the most serious attacks come from ?
context_asr: LISBON PORTUGAL POPE BENEDICT SIXTEEN MADE ONE OF HIS STRONGEST STATEMENTS TO DAY ON THE SEXABUSE SCANDALS SWEEPING THE ROME CATHOLIC CHURCH SAING TUESDAY THE REALITY HE HAD SEEN IS TERRIFYING AND HE DISTANED HIMSELF FROM CRITICISM OF THE MEDIA BY SENIOR VATICAN OFFICIALS SAING THE MOST IMPORTANT ATTACKS ON THE CHURCH DON'T COME FROM THE OUTSIDE THEY COME FROM THE SINS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH SENAN SENOR VATICAN ANALIST JON ALLAN SAID BENEDICT WAS SPEAKING ON HIS PLAIN AND ROUTE TO PORTUGAL WHERE HE WAS MAKING A FOUR DAY VISIT HE HAS SAID VERY LITTLE IN PUBLIC ABOUT THE SCANDAL WHICH WAS SWEPT WESTERN EUROPE THIS YEAR LEADING BISHOPS TO QUIT OR OFFER TO QUIT IN IRELAND GERMANY AND BELGIUM HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE HAVE COME FORWARD THIS YEAR SAYING THEY WERE ABUSED BY PRIESTS OR BY OTHER CATHOLIC AUTHORITY FIGURES THERE AND IN AUSTRIA NETHERLANDS AND THE UNITED STATES HE SAID THREE WEEKS AGO HE WAS GREATLY MOVED BY MEETING VICTIMS OF ABUSE IN VALETTA MALTA HE SAID HE GAVE THE VICTIMS ASSURANCES OF THE CHURCHE'S ACTIONS AFTER THE APRIL AT TENTH MEETING IT IS NOT CLEAR IF HE PLANS TO MEET VICTIMS OF ABUSE IN PORTUGAL WHICH HAS NOT BEEN AS BADLY SHAKEN BY THE SCANDAL AS MANY OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES 
question_asr: WHERE DOES THE MOST SERIOUS ATTACKS COME FROM 