This is very good, very strong and quite needed!
FRANCIS: ACT DECISIVELY AGAINST SEXUAL ABUSE
Vatican City, 5 April 2013 (VIS) – This morning the Holy Father received in audience Archbishop Gerhard Ludwig Muller, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. A communique released by that dicastery reads that, during the course of the audience, various issues pertaining to the Congregation were discussed. In particular, the Holy Father recommended that the Congregation, continuing along the lines set by Benedict XVI, act decisively with regard to cases of sexual abuse, first of all by promoting measures for the protection of minors, as well as in offering assistance to those who have suffered abuse, carrying out due proceedings against the guilty, and in the commitment of bishops' conferences to formulate and implement the necessary directives in this area that is so important for the Church's witness and credibility. The Holy Father assured that victims of abuse are present in a particular way in his prayers for those who are suffering.
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Father, have you read about this supposed interview between MSNBC's Chris Matthews and then-Cardinal Bergoglio?
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/damianthompson/100208720/did-pope-francis-really-say-that-socialism-causes-misery-and-that-america-is-heading-towards-a-form-of-communism/
Edited for missing key word.
I hope they have some sort of plan. They will fail miserably is they have to create a policy for each case. The problem with the sex abuse problem is that it was not well communicated and there was no clear authority. Generally speaking the bishops could handle it at their levels, but for some reason do *NOT* feel empowered. Push the authority down to the bishop and hold him responsible for the results.
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