French bishops on pedophilia, a noticeable change in tone

FRANCE
La Croix International

November 9, 2018

By Isabelle de Gaulmyn

The victims are at the core of a declaration which marks without a doubt a new style in the bishops’ approach against pedophilia, says an editor at La Croix

I have not always been tender with the institution of the Church in matters of pedophilia.

My own story, namely my past as a Lyon scout in the troop of Father Bernard Preynat,* led me to become personally, and sometimes painfully, involved in this “combat.”

No-one can ever accuse me of complacency with the bishops on this issue.

However, being a journalist is also recognizing things that are done, highlighting the positive.

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