Abuse of Minors: The Church's Response

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seattlearch.org/ArchdioceseWorking/AbuseMinors/

I thought you all might like to read the latest from our Archdiocese on abuse in the news:

Sexual abuse of children is a heinous crime and when committed by a member of the clergy it is a breach of sacred trust. While our response to this problem has not always been adequate, we cannot change what happened decades in the past. We must instead take responsibility for these crimes, apologize to victims, offer them compassionate pastoral care and take decisive steps to prevent future abuse. This has been the commitment by the Archdiocese of Seattle for more than 20 years and it remains our firm commitment today. Our ongoing efforts include:

• Immediate removal of any priest, employee or volunteer within the Archdiocese upon receipt of a credible allegation of abuse, regardless of when the abuse occurred;

• Immediate reporting to law enforcement authorities;

• Investigation of any credible allegation by a qualified professional investigator;

• Consultation with the Archdiocesan Review Board, comprised of professionals with extensive experience in the field of child sexual abuse;

• Permanent removal from ministry of any priest, employee or volunteer when an allegation is admitted or established;

• Comprehensive background checks for all priests, employees and those volunteers with ongoing, unsupervised contact with minors;

• Annual Safe Environment training for all priests, all employees and those volunteers who have ongoing, unsupervised contact with minors;

• Safe Environment education for elementary and secondary school children in our Catholic schools;

• Training for parents and any interested individuals.

 

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The problem is that channels like CNN today presented two people, both with negative ideas about our church. They pride themselves for balance reporting.They could have had a Catholic Church representative.But no.
One is the CNN reporter assigned to the Vatican.I understood he said the response of the Pope will not be enough unless he dismisses the responsible bishops overseeing the situation.
The other upset me by “predicting” many more cases in South America and Africa, where Catholicism is prevalent.Apparently is not enough to talk about the already existing cases.They are adding possible future ones to the scandal.
I refuse to watch CNN anymore.