Burns: Church must 'remain vigilant' to protect children from 'scourge of abuse'

A Pennsylvania grand jury report on clergy sexual abuse of hundreds of children over several decades and an Oscar win for "Spotlight," about the Boston abuse scandal, "brought painful, but important, reminders that we must remain vigilant in our efforts to protect children from the scourge of abuse," said Bishop Edward J. Burns of Juneau, Alaska.
The bishop made the comments in a March 3 statement as chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on the Protection of Children and Young People.

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