Pope names members of new body that will judge abuse cases

Catholic Culture
January 21, 2015

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Pope Francis has named the members of a new body of cardinals and bishops who, under the auspices of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), will judge cases involving the sexual abuse of minors and serious abuses associated with the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

The Pope created the seven-member body in November but did not name members at that time.

Bishop Charles Scicluna, the Vatican’s former top abuse prosecutor, has been named president of the body. He continues in his duties as an auxiliary bishop in his native Malta.

Other members are Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski, Cardinal Attilio Nicora, Cardinal Francesco Coccopalmerio, Cardinal Giuseppe Versaldi, Archbishop José Luis Mollaghan, and Bishop Juan Ignacio Arrieta Ochoa de Chinchetru. Archbishop Mollaghan is an Argentine bishop emeritus; the other members serve on the body concurrent with their other responsibilities.

The Pope also named Cardinal Julián Herranz and Bishop Giorgio Corbellini as supplemental members.