Ivory Coast bishops announce new structure for protection of minors

PARIS (FRANCE)
LaCroix International

June 26, 2019

Catholic bishops in the Africa nation of Ivory Coast have announced the creation of a national body to protect minors and vulnerable persons from clerical sex abuse.

The establishment of such a mechanism is one of many new requirements aimed at combatting the scourge that Pope Francis outlined on May 9.

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