Actividades de Investigación
At the turn of the millennium, the crisis of sexual abuse changed the societal landscape, first disclosed in the western and English-speaking world and found to be problematic everywhere. A growing awareness of its epic proportions – from the recognition in the 1970s of the prevalence and lasting harm of incest to the uncovering of sexual abuse by clergy to the #metoo movement’s spotlight on abuse in various sectors – has called attention to the suffering of victims. Although sexual abuse is not exclusively an internal matter of the Church, this book limits its scope to the abuse that happened to children and young people within context of the Catholic Church. The Church has to respond to the many questions raised by this terrible reality; its leaders and all faithful have to put victims first and proactively engage in safeguarding minors in the present and the future. This is the first publication in the CCP’s book series.
Papa Francisco
Encuentro con víctimas de abusos sexuales, Philadelphia, USA (27 septiembre 2015)
Motu Proprio Come una madre amorevole (4 junio 2016)
Carta a los Obispos de Chile tras el informe de S.E. Mons. Charles J. Scicluna (8 abril 2018)
Carta al Pueblo de Dios que peregrina en Chile (31 mayo 2018)
Carta al Pueblo de Dios (20 agosto 2018)
Carta a los Obispos estadounidenses (1 enero 2019)
Encuentro «La protección de los menores en la Iglesia»: Introducción (21 febrero 2019)
Encuentro «La protección de los menores en la Iglesia»: Intervención después de escuchar la intervención de la Dra. Linda Ghisoni (22 febrero 2019)
Encuentro «La protección de los menores en la Iglesia»: Discurso al final de la Concelebración Eucharística (24 febrero 2019)
Carta apostólica en forma de Motu Proprio «Vos estis lux mundi» (9 mayo 2019)
Papa Benedicto XVI
Carta pastoral a los católicos de Irlanda (19 marzo 2010)
Papa Juan Pablo II
Apostolic Letter Issued Motu Proprio Sacramentorum Sanctitatis Tutela (30 agosto 2001)
The Dilemma of Incest Survivors
My doctoral research is on intrafamilial incest. In the course of my work I have often been touched by the situation of the those persons who have shared their stories with me. Reflecting on the relational encounters of the incest survivor, there are many challenges and important decisions that the survivor is faced with. The […]
“Don’t Dodge It”—Theology in the Face of the Abuse Crisis
Report on the meeting in Würzburg on February 9, 2019. A discussion between theological experts. By Gottfried Ugolini. A one-day meeting considering the theological import of the abuse crisis in the Church was held in Würzburg on February 9, 2019. Interventions were given by Dr. Christiane Florin, Dr. Harald Dressing, Prof. Dr. Hans Joachim Salize, Prof. […]
Clericalism
As the Vatican’s February summit on sexual abuse approaches, we are sure to hear more about clericalism, a theme that recurs often enough in Pope Francis’ teaching to have its own entry in A Pope Francis Lexicon. However, to say it’s a lexicographical entry doesn’t mean it’s easy to define. The following two points are […]
I «minori non accompagnati» alla ricerca della propria «agency»
La condizione dei minori non accompagnati (MSNA) è una triste sfaccettatura del fenomeno delle migrazioni forzate del giorno d’oggi. A vivere questa esperienza sono persone minorenni che migrano da sole, cioè senza adulti di riferimento. Questi minori – soprattutto adolescenti – sono di diverse nazionalità e portano con sé storie molto complesse: migrano a causa […]
“Uscire dal silenzio” Giornata nazionale contro la pedofilia e la pedopornografia
Il 5 maggio 2019 in Italia si celebra la Giornata nazionale contro la pedofilia e la pedopornografia, istituita dalla legge 4 maggio 2009 n. 41. Si tratta di un momento essenziale per riflettere e discutere sulle misure e strategie più efficaci ed efficienti per combattere il fenomeno della pedofilia e della pedopornografia. Secondo i dati […]