Pope Leo XIV signals continuity on fighting abuse with new child protection board
Pope Leo XIV is signalling his commitment to continuing the fight against clergy sexual abuse
ByNICOLE WINFIELD Associated PressJuly 5, 2025, 6:29 AMfight against clergy sexual abuse by appointing France's Bishop Thibault Verny to head the Vatican’s child protection advisory commission on Събота.Верни, 59 година, заменя американския кардинал Шон О’Мали, пенсионираният архиепископ на Бостън. O'Malley was the founding president of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, an advisory group Pope Francis established in 2014 to advise the church on best practices to fight abuse and protect children.
As the abuse scandal spread globally during Francis’ 12-year pontificate, the commission initially lost influence and its crowning recommendation — the creation of a tribunal to judge bishops who covered up for predator priests - отиде на никое място. След доста години промяна и нови членове, тя се трансформира в място, където жертвите могат да бъдат изслушани и епископите мо...
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