Bishops to Hear Update on Protection of Children

Toledo Blade
May 12, 2012

http://www.toledoblade.com/Religion/2012/05/12/Bishops-to-hear-update-on-protection-of-children.html

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' spring general assembly in Atlanta is to include an update on progress since the bishops adopted the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People in 2002.

In addition to giving the 10-year report, the national review board is to make recommendations from the study Causes and Context of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests in the United States, 1950-2010.

The meeting is scheduled June 13-15.

Also on the agenda is a two-hour floor discussion on domestic and international religious freedom and an address by Carolyn Woo, new president and chief executive officer of Catholic Relief Services, the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic Church in the United States.

Bishops are also to discuss a proposal for a special message on Catholic reflections on work, poverty, and a broken economy. In addition, Bishop Salvatore Cordileone of Oakland, Calif., chairman of the conference's subcommittee on the promotion and defense of marriage, is to report on the panel's work.