Church expert: #Metoo, Chile bishop scandal a wake-up call

VATICAN CITY
Associated Press via Bozeman Daily Chronicle

February 9, 2018

By Nicole Winfield

The #MeToo movement and the controversy over a Chilean bishop show the need for a broader response to “the abuse of power and conscience,” the head of the Catholic Church’s leading center on preventing priestly sexual abuse said Friday.

The Rev. Hans Zollner spoke at the graduation ceremony for students who have completed a course in safeguarding people from abuse held at the Jesuit-run Pontifical Gregorian University.

In addition to his role at the Gregorian, Zollner is also one of the founding members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, Pope Francis’ hand-picked group of experts on sexual abuse.

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