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Catholic Church in England and Wales will 'carefully study' abuse report recommendations

Purple stole and confessional. / Roman023_photography/Shutterstock.CNA Newsroom, Oct 27, 2022 / 03:30 am (CNA).The Catholic Church in England and Wales has said that it will "carefully study" the contents of a national report concerning sexual abuse, which recommends that reporting abuse to the police should be made mandatory, even if perpetrators admit to child abuse while confessing to a priest.The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse released its report on October 20, after seven years of investigation and evidence-gathering.The IICSA examined a number of significant organizations and institutions and concluded that "the investigation into the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales revealed a sorry history of child sexual abuse where abusive priests and members of religious orders and institutions preyed on children for prolonged periods of time."When outlining a way forward that might mitigate against further abuse, the report states: "Neither the freedom of reli...

Catholic Church apologizes 'unreservedly' after English child sex abuse inquiry – Catholic World Report

Catholic Church apologizes 'unreservedly' after English child sex abuse inquiry

null / Credit: Mike Labrum / UnsplashLondon, England, Oct 20, 2022 / 19:00 pm (CNA).The Catholic Church in England and Wales has offered an "unreserved apology" to all sexual abuse victims who have suffered in the Church, following the publication of an independent inquiry released Thursday.The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse published a report on child sex abuse in England and Wales on Oct. 20.The report scrutinises the handling of abuse cases through a national lens and focuses in detail on several institutions and organizations, including the Catholic Church, concluding that "The investigation into the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales revealed a sorry history of child sexual abuse where abusive priests and members of religious orders and institutions preyed on children for prolonged periods of time."The report goes on to note that the Church has failed to support victims, while at the same time taking "positive action" to protect perpetrators and the Ch...

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Vatican responds to bishops' call to amend Church law on crimes against minors – Catholic World Report

CNA Staff, May 11, 2021 / 09:00 am (CNA). The Vatican has told the bishops of England and Wales that it is amending the Code of Canon Law so that “crimes against minors are considered under a different title than crimes against the obligations of celibacy on the part of clerics.” The Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts shared the information in a letter dated April 19, responding to the English and Welsh bishops’ request for adjustments to canon law concerning clerical sexual abuse. In the letter, addressed to bishops’ conference president Cardinal Vincent Nichols, it said: “After review of the information and recommendation Your Eminence submitted to this Pontifical Council, I am pleased to inform you that the concerns you have expressed have already been taken into consideration in the revision of Book VI of the 1983 CIC [Code of Canon Law], which is currently in process.”