FILE - In this Aug. 14, 2018 file photo, victims of clergy sexual abuse, or their family members, react as Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro speaks during a news conference at the State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. The child-protection policies adopted by Roman Catholic leaders to curb clergy sex abuse in the U.S. are inconsistent and often worryingly incomplete, according to the Philadelphia-based CHILD USA think tank’s 2018-2020 investigation of policies in all 32 archdioceses.
In a response provided to The Associated Press, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops defended its anti-abuse efforts, which church officials say have helped reduce abuse allegations since 2002 to numbers far lower than several decades ago. But CHILD USA founder and CEO Marci Hamilton said the prevention effort will remain flawed as long as individual bishops remain in charge of implementation without more forceful independent oversight.
— Codes of conduct: Most of archdioceses simply prohibit inappropriate physical contact but not do outline various grooming techniques commonly used by molesters, the report said. However it commended the Miami archdiocese for listing specific questionable behaviors, such as keeping secrets with children and developing a special relationship with an individual child.
Sinead tried to tell us in 1992 & you crucified her
Shut them down. They're clearly incompetent & incapable of protecting children. They shouldn't have been trusted.
This article is too short and lacking in detail. I assume the claim is true, but more facts would have been helpful.
Religion is poison
How completely UNsurprising. Anything to protect the church's $ billions.
But, yeah, abortion is horrible. Take care of living children first, Republicans and Christians. These abused victims lead half-lives the remainder of their days if not helped. Never see you picketing churches...
And also, what’s the purpose of a Grand Jury if the results are redacted? This whole situation wreaks of cover up.
sarahleah1 You mean the church doesn’t want to let go of its horrific tradition of molesting kids? I’ll be dammed: please include adult criminal rape victims. Monsignor Q drugged and raped me in 2004, I repressed it for far too long a time. He is free and famous - I am poor and disabled.
JimLaPorta Please don’t be surprised. These “rules” were put in place by colleagues of the abusers. 🤦♂️
First mistake was instituting policies to “curb” sex abuse and not eradicate it.
Child trafficking is what the Roman Catholic Church has been doing for years. We know this. You’re talking about it here. Its acknowledged with a grain of salt still. Church is wealthy beyond scope. Trump is their champion. They don’t have to answer for all the abused children.
women should be elevated in the church's decision making ranks sunlight would be a good disinfectant to end this crisis
JonLemire And the GOP wants a fanatical Catholic appointed in the Supreme Court.
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they excel at 'pageantry', never walked the talk; the 'doctrine of discovery'....... exemplifying christ?
They should do one on schools, Synagogues, and Protestantism next
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And now they’re whining about bankruptcy. 🙄 What drives people from organized religion, again
Largest pedophile network in the world and Qanon turns a blind eye because they are pro-birth.
They church should be subject to a RICO prosecution, all their assets seized and distributed to victims
JonLemire Kamala Harris let Catholic priests off the hook for sex crimes. She’s going unvetted by AP. Makes you wonder. Hmmmmm
disband this legacy of hypocrisy?
Wolves in sheep's clothing...
Somehow I believe this church child sex abuse somehow connects to Epstein and ultimately to realDonaldTrump 🤔
What tipped you off? The YEARS of unchecked abuse?
Here we go..... attacking the Catholic church because of Judge Barrett about to be confirmed. We aren't stupid. We see what you're doing.
My think tank realized this decades ago.
You mean shuttling them from one parish under a veil of secrecy and intimidating victims hasn’t panned out?
It’s a cult, it’s been a cult, it will continue to be a cult until these men are castrated.
It took two years to figure that out ?