VERMONT
WCAX
Waterbury, Vermont - May 31, 2005
The sex abuse scandal that rocked the Catholic Church led to new rules for priests and all other clergy across Vermont. Any person who performs official duties for a church or religious body, must report cases of abuse to the state. Now the Vermont Department for Children and Families is training clergy on how it all works.
Classes were held inside the Vermont State Colleges building in Waterbury. The students -- clergy members.
"We want to help the families in our congregation and children," said one Minister.
The group learned about a law affecting each of them regardless of faith. Under Vermont's Child Abuse Reporting Law, all clergy became mandatory reporters.
Posted by kshaw at May 31, 2005 08:23 PM