FRANCE
News 24
Paris – The Catholic Church in France on Tuesday pledged to shed light on all cases of paedophilia, including “historic cases”, following a scandal over an archbishop accused of covering up a priest’s crimes.
Bishops decided that special groups would be set up to listen to complaints from victims of sexual abuse and an “independent national commission” would be set up to investigate, led by a lay person.
“Individual cases remain in our dioceses, even historic cases, and we need to shed light on them,” said Archbishop Georges Pontier, president of the French bishops conference.
“We pledge to do this work just as we treat cases brought to our attention, particularly by victims,” he said.
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