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	Bishop James Wall Appoints Six Members to Diocesan Review Board for Juvenile Sexual Abuse Roman Catholic Diocese of Gallup June 22, 2011 http://www.dioceseofgallup.org/news/wallappoint.php Gallup, NM (June 22, 2011) - Bishop James S. Wall announced today the appointment of six members to the Diocese of Gallup Review Board for Juvenile Sexual Abuse, completing an extensive months'-long process—which included a background check of each member—to replace outgoing members with terms that have been completed. The members were selected under criteria promulgated in the Essential Norms for Diocesan/Eparchial Policies Dealing with Allegations of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Priests or Deacons, which states that the board be at least ve members and those members are: outstanding in integrity and good judgment and are in full communion with the Church; the majority of the members are lay members who are not in the employ of the diocese; at least one priest who is an experienced and respected pastor; and at least one member who has particular expertise in the treatment of the sexual abuse of minors. The six members of the review board will each serve a ve-year term that may be renewed. In addition to their quali cations meeting the criteria listed above, the members appointed by Bishop Wall have experience in the teaching professions and youth ministry, and have medical, counseling, and social work backgrounds. "Thank you for your positive response to participate in this critical body that helps us to protect our children," said Bishop Wall to each of the six members. "I look forward to meeting with you." The initial meeting of this newly appointed board will occur in the near future. The Diocese of Gallup Review Board is a con dential consultative body to the bishop. As is outlined in the essential norms, the function of the board may include advising the bishop in his assessment of allegations of sexual abuse of minors and in his determination of suitability for ministry; reviewing diocesan policies for dealing with sexual abuse of minors; and o ering advice on all aspects of these cases, whether retrospectively or prospectively. To outgoing members of the review board—whose chair expressed appreciation for the prompt reaction implementing its recommendations concerning matters about which it had met and advised the bishop—Bishop Wall thanked each of them for their generosity and years of service to the Diocese of Gallup
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