When it comes to protection against abuse, guidelines need to be
implemented according to the customs of each country if they are to be
effective, said one official of the Vatican's commission for the
protection of minors, which met in Rome over the weekend.
“The important thing about guidelines is that they've got to fit the country that they're in, and the culture that they're in,” said commission member Bill Kilgallon, director of the National Office for Professional Standards of the Catholic Church in New Zealand.
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“The important thing about guidelines is that they've got to fit the country that they're in, and the culture that they're in,” said commission member Bill Kilgallon, director of the National Office for Professional Standards of the Catholic Church in New Zealand.
http://www.catholicworldreport.com/NewsBriefs/Default.aspx?rssGuid=vatican-aims-for-child-protection-norms-to-be-custom-fitted-per-culture-16684/