FRANCE
La Croix International
July 9, 2019
By Céline Hoyeau
Head of French-speaking Jesuit Province of Western Europe acknowledges congregation has been slow to act but insists it’s been ‘deeply affected’ by victims’ stories
A Jesuit provincial has defended his congregation against accusations it has dragged its feet over the issue of sexual abuse and says its attitude toward the issue has been “transformed” after meetings with victims.
The Society of Jesus in France has just published an appeal in which it encourages victims of abuse committed by Jesuits to make themselves known to the Independent Commission on Sexual Abuse in the Church and its own professional conduct team.
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