Vatican summit designed to produce a greater awareness of the global reality of the abuse problem and the serious responsibility of every bishop to address it should lead to action around the world.
Vatican summit: Silence, denial are unacceptable, archbishop says
Nuns hope more women at summit sets standard for future Vatican meetings
The Catholic sisters who took part in Pope Francis’ summit on clergy sexual abuse say they hope the presence of a dozen women at the gathering sets a standard for a growing presence of women at Vatican meetings of bishops.
After the Vatican’s summit on abuse, the stakes are clear
The long-awaited “Meeting on the Protection of Minors in the Church,” nicknamed the abuse summit, was an extraordinary and historic gathering that surpassed many expectations while perhaps disappointing others.
Summit emphasizes global nature of abuse crisis, need to put victims first
Speaking to the public, including dozens of abuse survivors, after his midday recitation of the Angelus Feb. 24, the pope promised measures to ensure children would be safe in the church and that the crime of abuse would stop.
Pope, bishops look at what they have done, failed to do to prevent abuse
After three days of meetings, nine major speeches and heartbreaking testimony from survivors of clerical sexual abuse, participants at the Vatican summit on child protection and the abuse crisis gathered in the Apostolic Palace Feb. 23 for a penitential liturgy.
Lack of transparency harms church, justice, victims, cardinal say
Transparent, reliable and respectful administration is critical for counteracting sinful behavior within the Catholic Church, said German Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising.
Church credibility ruined by silent hypocrisy, sister tells summit
Sister Openibo told the gathering that clerical sexual abuse “has reduced the credibility of the church when transparency should the hallmark of mission as followers of Jesus Christ.”
Vatican official urges reconsidering ‘pontifical secret’ in abuse cases
Linda Ghisoni, canon lawyer and Vatican official, said the church should re-examine how the “pontifical secret” is applied in clerical sex abuse cases.