VATICAN CITY
Catholic News Service via National Catholic Reporter
October 10, 2017
By Carol Glatz
The top leaders of the Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference and chair of the church’s Truth, Justice and Healing Council met with Vatican officials to discuss issues emerging from national investigations into the abuse of minors.
“Topics covered included the Royal Commission Into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, the relationship between the church and society at large, the restoration of trust, and greater participation of the laity in decision-making roles in the church,” the Vatican press office said in a written communique Oct. 7.
The bishops’ delegation met Oct. 5 with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state; Archbishop Paul Gallagher, Vatican foreign minister; Cardinal Marc Ouellet, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops; and Archbishop Giacomo Morandi, secretary for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
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