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By Ann Schneible

ROME, FEB. 14, 2012 (Zenit.org).- Though the Church still faces a long road to recovery in the clergy sex abuse scandal, one expert says there is reason for hope, because there is clearly a “movement forward,” and the Church will be, “even more so in the future, a powerful voice for victims.”

Last week’s conference at the Pontifical Gregorian University, Toward Healing and Renewal, confronted the crisis of clerical pedophilia with the objective of finding solutions whereby future child sex abuse would be prevented.

Monsignor Stephen Rossetti, associate dean for seminary and ministerial studies and a licensed psychologist, spoke with ZENIT last week during the conference about the concrete steps being taken to address the crisis, and offered some insights into the psychology of pedophilia.

Part 1 of this interview, on the effectiveness of prevention, was published Monday.

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