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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 the 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.
Pope Francis
Address at the Meeting with Victims of Sexual Abuse in Philadelphia, USA (27 September 2015)
Motu Proprio Come una madre amorevole (As a Loving Mother, 4 June 2016)
Letter to the Bishops of Chile following the Report of Archbishop Scicluna (8 April 2018)
Letter to the People of God in Chile (31 May 2018)
Letter to the People of God (20 August 2018)
Christmas Greetings to the Roman Curia (21 December 2018)
Letter to the Bishops of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (1 January 2019)
Address to the Members of the Diplomatic Corps Accredited to the Holy See (7 January 2019)
Meeting “The Protection of Minors in the Church”: Introduction (21 February 2019)
Meeting “The Protection of Minors in the Church”: Intervention after hearing the report by Dr. Linda Ghisoni (22 February 2019)
Meeting “The Protection of Minors in the Church”: Address at the End of the Eucharistic Celebration (24 February 2019)
Apostolic Letter in the Form of Motu Proprio “Vos estis lux mundi” (9 May 2019)
Instruction On the Confidentiality of Legal Proceedings (17 December 2019)
Pope Benedict XVI
Pastoral Letter to the Catholics of Ireland (19 March 2010)
Norms concerning the more grave delicts reserved to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (21 May 2010)
Pope John Paul II
Apostolic Letter Issued Motu Proprio Sacramentorum Sanctitatis Tutela (30 August 2001)
Address to the Cardinals of the United States (23 April 2002)
Extracts of addresses to US bishops on their Ad Limina visits (2004)
Dissertations in Progress
El Área relacional en la formación humana al sacerdocio: indicaciones para la protección al menor. El ejemplo de los seminarios de América Latina
Sr. Yesica Amaro Cáceres, CDP – Institute of Psychology
Manuel Beege – Institute of Psychology
Fr. Jo Paul Kiriyanthan – Institute of Psychology
From our blog
Prof Dr Myriam Wijlens Keynote Address at the Diploma Course Commencement
“The Church Being a Safe Place for Children. Opportunities and Challenges for the Ministry of Safeguarding” Keynote speaker for the Diploma Course Commencement (14 Feburary, 2020), Myriam Wijlens, from the Netherlands, is professor of canon law at Erfurt University in Germany. Dr. Wijlens serves on the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors and as […]
Healing Through the Liturgy: Insights from Vatican II
Among the theological terms that the Second Vatican Council elevated into prominence, perhaps none is so significant for the Council’s theology and overall message as “Paschal Mystery.” In a key paragraph of its Pastoral Constitution on the Church Gaudium et spes, the Council posits the Paschal Mystery as the pattern for the entirety of the […]
Potere, relazioni umane e abuso
Esiste un nesso tra abuso sessuale e abuso di potere che sempre più spesso tanto la letteratura scientifica, quanto il più ampio dibattito sul tema tendono a mettere in luce. Qui cercheremo di fornire un piccolo contributo per meglio comprendere in che termini il “potere” entri in gioco nelle relazioni tra persone e in che […]
Diocese of Lyon Launches Extensive CSA Formation Website
The Diocese of Lyon, France, recently launched a new section of their website dedicated to bringing different sectors to work together to counter sexual abuse. The project includes a series of twelve filmed interviews conducted with different persons affected by the crisis, including victims, psychiatrists, a police officer, a magistrate, a journalist, a theologian, and […]
“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 […]
Safeguarding a space for children to grow through rupture and repair
by Amiste Grace “I wish he wasn’t my brother!” During conflict, my children, like all others, say things they do not actually mean. Desperate for control of anything while they are feeling their inner world spiraling out of control, it’s common to choose power statements as a discharge for the load of deconstructive energy they […]