How should the French Church respond to victims of pedophilia?
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Child victim.
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By: Guillaume Naudin Follow
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The conference of bishops of France is meeting from today (March 23, 2021) and until the end of the week, for its spring assembly.
On the program of discussions, ecological questions, but also and above all, the vote of resolutions to fight against pedocriminality in the French Church.
Subject very sensitive and painful for the victims, whose number promises to be frightening.
For years, associations have fought against silence, in the course of sometimes highly publicized cases.
After years of discretion and even denial, the Church now seems to want to react.
How should the French Church respond to victims of pedophilia?
This is the question of the day.
Publicity
To discuss it
:
- Sister Véronique Margron
, President of the
Conference of Religious
Men and Women
of France
(Corref)
- Christine Pedotti
, director of the journal
Témoignage Chrétien
, author of numerous essays including "What did you do with Jesus", published by Albin Michel
- François Devaux
, president of the
Parole Libérée
association
, he directed with his Lyon association a white paper, “
Marianne, do you not hear your children crying
”, released on March 18, 2021, published by Cerf, a book information on the fight against sexual violence against minors.
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