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In Poland, Admission of Sex Abuse Is Causing "a Revolution" in the Church

By Marie Malzac
La Croix International
February 21, 2019

https://international.la-croix.com/news/in-poland-admission-of-sex-abuse-is-causing-a-revolution-in-the-church/9510?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=e-mail&utm_content=22-02-2019&utm_campaign=newsletter_crx_lci&PMID=0993ce75a05e850a9ee6d7668f102aad

In this very Catholic country where silence has long prevailed, the Church is now willing to confront the issue with greater transparency



Protesters march behind a banner reading ‘Hide pedophilia is a crime’ on Oct. 7, 2018 in Warsaw, Poland. (Photo by Janek Skarzynski/AFP)This is the final in a five-part series on steps taken by Catholic bishops on the various continents.Like Italy and Spain, where the Catholic tradition is strongly established, the Polish Church has been silent on the issue of sexual abuse for a long time.In 2009, the Polish bishops published a framework document on combating pedophilia. Measures included help for the victims, attitudes towards priests involved, and the training of future clergy with a focus on prevention.This initiative was taken a year before the Vatican demanded that bishops' conferences throughout the world must develop protocols for combating sexual abuse.Five years later, in a solemn act of repentance, the leaders of the Polish Catholic Church...

 

 

 

 

 




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