While much was done during Pope Francis’ pontificate to tackle the global abuse crisis — a crisis moving at differing speeds in the church, depending on the country — one significant element is still pending and left for Pope Leo XIV to implement. That element is transparency.
Of the three pillars of the February 2019 summit organized by Pope Francis — accountability, responsibility and transparency — Cardinal Seán O’Malley, longtime president of the Pontifical Commission of the Protection of Minors, recently noted the third as a priority in the church today.
Cardinal O’Malley: ‘Victims and their families first’
In an interview with Vatican News June 5, Cardinal O’Malley, who met Pope Leo with his commission hours earlier, said the church’s priorities with regard to the prevention of child abuse “are the same as ever” and that “we’re trying to put the victims and their families first.”
However at the same time…
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