Fast Notes from UN hearing

UNITED STATES
City of Angels

Kay Ebeling

(They are on a 15 min break. I typed this real fast while it was taking place. Missed Vatican opening statement as links sent out did not work for me. At bottom is link to hearings that does work, courtesy of a friend in Australia. Here are my notes: )

Moral authority. Responsibility

Article 4 of convention of rights of child establishes legal responsibility of parties to adopt all measures to ensure rights respected.
Committee has tried to shed light on number five re implementation.
Need to review domestic legislation.

Ought to be a revision
Question of terminology used
Legitimate and illegitimate children and how viewed in canon law.
Information and training to what extent provided in Catholic schools?
(Shoot, they are not talking about pedophile priests at all.)
Child as a rights holder

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