PARIS (FRANCE)
AlJazeera
November 7, 2018
French bishops have announced setting up an “independent” commission to “shed light on the sexual abuse of minors in the Catholic church since 1950”.
In a statement released on Wednesday, the Bishops’ Conference of France (CEF) said the panel would seek “to understand the reasons which led to the way these affairs were handled” and make recommendations.
This commission also aims to evaluate the measures taken by the Conference of Bishops of France since the 2000s, and it would draw up a report within two years.
The Vatican has been shaken by a string of paedophile scandals committed by clergy in Australia, Europe, North and South America.
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