Mired in scandal involving a cover-up of the sexual abuse of children
which reaches the highest ranks of the clergy, bishops announced that
special groups would be set up to listen to the victims. They would be
overseen by a lay person to avoid any conflict of interest.
Speaking at a press conference Monsignor Georges Pontier, Marseille archbishop and president of France’s Bishops Conference explained:
http://news.thaivisa.com/world/french-catholic-church-announces-new-measures-to-deal-with-cases-of-paedophilia/138322/
Speaking at a press conference Monsignor Georges Pontier, Marseille archbishop and president of France’s Bishops Conference explained:
http://news.thaivisa.com/world/french-catholic-church-announces-new-measures-to-deal-with-cases-of-paedophilia/138322/