Pedocriminality in the Church: in Lourdes, the truth assumed

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Mgr Éric de Moulins-Beaufort, Archbishop of Reims and President of the Bishops of France.

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By: Geneviève Delrue

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World Religions - Sunday November 14, 2021 - 10: 10-11 a.m. Paris time (Winter grid)

Creation of an independent national body for recognition and reparation, compensation financed by the sale of real estate: at the end of their plenary assembly in Lourdes, the French bishops announced on Monday November 8 major measures in the fight against sexual violence .

Preceded by the particularly noted penitential gesture of Mgr Éric de Moulins-Beaufort, President of the Bishops of France, and the recognition of the institutional responsibility in the systemic abuses unveiled in the Sauvé report, these measures mark a historic reversal of the episcopate after years of uneasiness, precautions and prudence.

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