Pope Wants Bishops Conferences to Take Responsibility for Sexual Abuse Issue

By Anne-Benedicte Hoffner
LaCroix International
February 7, 2019

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The presidents of the world's episcopal conferences as well as the primates of the Eastern Catholic churches in communion with Rome will take part in the Vatican summit from Feb. 21-24.On Sept. 12, the Holy See announced that the pope had decided to call the summit, which will have an unprecedented format, "to discuss the prevention of abuse of minors and vulnerable adults."Pope Francis will take part as will representatives of victims and religious communities, several members of relevant congregations of the Rome Curia and finally "men and women lay experts in the field of abuse."However, the pope's prime aim is to sensitize and mobilize episcopal conference presidents on the issue. Why this...