PARIS (FRANCE)
La Croix International
November 30, 2018
By Mélinée Le Priol with Pierre Sautreuil
In a decision illustrating the French Church’s genuine concern to address the sex abuse issue, the nation’s bishops have announced a program for accompanying “priests displaying signs of frailty that may become risk factors.
”A grave-faced Bishop Jacques Blaquart met the press on Oct. 22, three days after the suicide of a young priest from his Diocese of Orleans.“How can we simultaneously continue to protect minors and vulnerable persons in the first instance while showing respect and concern for accompanying those who have engaged in inappropriate behavior?” he asked aloud.The whole French Church continues to face this tension as revelations of sexual abuse by clergy continue to mount.
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