The Pontifical Commision for the Protection of Minors held their first official meeting with Pope Francis following Fr. Hans Zollner's resignation. He was one of the founding members of the Commision. <\/p>\n
During the meeting, the Pope spoke touched on the harsh reality of the effects of sexual abuse both on the Church and its members. <\/p>\n
POPE FRANCIS 10 years after the Commission's founding, the Pope challenged members to follow three principles as a part of the \u201cspirituality of reparation.\u201d He said by giving hope, helping with healing and approaching people with kindness, the Church can help make amends.<\/p>\n POPE FRANCIS Just two months prior, Fr. Zollner published his reasons for leaving the Commission. He described an alleged lack of clarity in committee roles and a lack of transparency in both decision-making and financial management.<\/p>\n FR. HANS ZOLLNER President of the Commission, Cardinal O'Malley, responded with a statement saying he was \u201csurprised, disappointed and strongly disagreed\u201d with Fr. Zollner's claims. But the Cardinal also expressed their shared view of protecting children and vulnerable adults as part of the Church's heart.<\/p>\n The Pontifical Commision for the Protection of Minors is meant to be an advisory body to the Holy Father for the protection of minors and vulnerable adults. It was established in 2014.<\/p>\n KG<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In the meeting, Pope Francis commented on the effects of sexual abuse on the Church and its members, saying it \u201chas sullied our witness.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":6771,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"acf":{"video":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SwjUb-b6VH8","video_descarga":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bpapacommissionetutelaminorieng.mp4","international_url":"http:\/\/attuale.romereports.com\/news\/bpapacommissionetutelaminoriint.mp4","type":"bn","newsletter":"si"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42573"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42573"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42573\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6771"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.romereports.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/strong>The sexual abuse crisis is particularly serious for the Church because it undermines her ability to fully embrace and bear witness to God\u2019s liberating presence. The failure to act properly to stop this evil and to assist its victims has sullied our witness to God\u2019s love. <\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Now is the time to repair the damage done to previous generations and to those who continue to suffer. This Easter season is a sign that a new time is being prepared for us, a new springtime, made fruitful by the work and tears we share with those who have suffered. That is why it is important that we never stop pressing ahead.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nInstitute of Anthropology, Gregorian University<\/strong>
\nStarting in May 2022, on four occasions, I wrote to the leadership of the Commission the concerns I mentioned in my statement. I received no response.<\/em><\/p>\n