SAO PAULO (BRAZIL)
Catholic News Service
March 6, 2020
By Lise Alves
The Archdiocese of Sao Paulo announced the creation of a commission to investigate allegations of sexual abuse linked to the Catholic Church.
Cardinal Odilo Scherer of Sao Paulo said the measure follows Pope Francis’s May 2019 document establishing new procedures for reporting abuse and violence within the Catholic Church. He said the commission will not only receive reports of sexual abuse committed by clergy and religious, but it will look at all areas of the church’s life in order to prevent abuse.
In a news conference March 5, Scherer said the commission would have up to 90 days to conclude its inquiries. He said the commission would “welcome people, listen and try to characterize the complaint.”
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