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Irish Central
Casey Egan @irishcentral May 05,2014
Boston’s Cardinal Sean O’Malley, who is heading the Vatican’s newly formed commission for the protection of minors, has said the church itself must take responsibility for fostering a safe environment for children around the world.
“Many don’t see it as a problem of the universal church,” he said at a press conference following the commission’s inaugural meeting in Vatican City over the weekend.
“In many people’s minds it is an American problem, an Irish problem or a German problem,” he said.
“The church has to face it is everywhere in the world. There is so much denial. The church has to respond to make the church safe for children.”
The plans for a church committee on minors were announced last year by Pope Francis, and its members were confirmed in March.
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