Pope Sex Abuse Panel Highlights Accountability
Members of Pope Francis' sexual abuse advisory board say they will
develop specific protocols to hold bishops and other church authorities
accountable if they fail to report suspected abuse or protect children
from pedophile priests.
The eight-member committee met for the first time this week at the
pope's Vatican hotel to discuss the scope of their work and future
members.
Briefing reporters Saturday, Cardinal Sean O'Malley, the archbishop of
Boston, said current church laws could hold bishops accountable if they
fail to do their jobs to protect children. But he said those laws hadn't
been sufficiently applied and that "clear and effective protocols" are
now necessary.
Marie Collins, a committee member and survivor of sexual abuse, said she
came away from the inaugural meeting of the commission "hopeful."
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