Vatican Commission for Protection of Minors Sets Oct. 4-5 Meeting

By Andrea Gagliarducci
National Catholic Register
September 18, 2014

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VATICAN CITY — As Pope Francis’ council of cardinals for Curia reform gather this week in Rome, the newly-created Pontifical Commission for Protection for minors will soon meet to finish creating its statutes.

Father Federico Lombardi, director of the Vatican’s press office, announced in a briefing with journalists Sep. 17 that the commission will hold its next meeting Oct. 4-5.

Msgr. Robert Oliver was appointed secretary of the commission Sep. 10, and that same day Cardinal Sean O’Malley of Boston was confirmed president of the commission.

As the commission takes shape, Father Lombardi underscored that “in the next few weeks other very important aspects will be specified regarding the statutes and further members of the commission.”

Msgr. Oliver immediately stressed that his first effort will be that of identifying new members for the commission, in order to include Asia, Africa and South America and thus represent all the world geographical areas.

The new secretary will also work on the statutes, harmonizing with the work of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which he left to assume his new post.

Speaking on the sixth gathering of the cardinals’ council, which took place Sept. 15-17, Father Lombardi said that a draft introduction of the new constitution for general Curia reform “was also drawn up and distributed.”