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The fee stresses ‘the significance of compensation for victims/survivors, as a concrete dedication to their therapeutic journey’
VATICAN CITY – The Catholic Church must unify insurance policies on compensating victims of sexual abuse by clergy, the Vatican’s youngster safety fee stated in its first annual report on Tuesday, October 29.
For many years, the Church has been shaken by scandals the world over involving pedophile monks and the cover-up of their crimes, damaging its credibility and costing it tons of of thousands and thousands of {dollars} in settlements.
The fee confused “the significance of compensation for victims/survivors, as a concrete dedication to their therapeutic journey,” and pledged to work “in order that standardized and recognized procedures are developed in a extra complete manner.”
It stated compensation was not solely monetary, “however embraces a wider spectrum of actions… corresponding to acknowledging errors, public apologies, and different types of true fraternal closeness to victims/survivors and their communities.”
It added it could delve deeper into the problem of reparations in its report subsequent yr.
Pope Francis confronted a number of the strongest criticism but levied towards him over clergy abuse throughout a September go to to Belgium, the place each the nation’s king and prime minister known as for extra concrete actions for victims.
This month, a Vatican summit of world bishops ended on Saturday with a closing textual content apologizing a number of instances for the “untold and ongoing” ache suffered by Catholics who had been abused by clergy.
Tuesday’s report additionally known as for extra transparency, with victims given larger entry to paperwork regarding them, a clearer division of roles between Vatican departments coping with abuse, and more practical punishment of offenders.
It famous that previous “actions and/or inactions” by Church leaders “have been the supply of further hurt to victims/survivors of sexual abuse”, revealing the necessity for “a disciplinary or administrative continuing that gives an environment friendly path for resignation or elimination from workplace.”
The Vatican anti-abuse fee was established by Francis in 2013 and was the primary of its variety. It has confronted sharp criticism from abuse survivors, who say it has not carried out efficient reforms to guard kids. – Rappler.com
