Recommendations from the 2011 Audit Period

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
April 10, 2012

http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/child-and-youth-protection/upload/2011-annual-report.pdf

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Promulgation Letters

The auditors have noted that, to meet the Charter requirements, dioceses/eparchies are increasingly relying on the public school systems to train and educate the children who are enrolled in religious education programs. In accordance with Bishop Aymond’s 2006 memo, bishops/eparchs must sign letters promulgating each public school program within the diocese/eparchy and state that each program is in accordance with Catholic moral principles.

Parish Accountability To continue to drive parish accountability, parish audits should be performed by diocesan/eparchial personnel on a regular basis and become a required

component of the on-site Charter audit process.