Protection of minors: Meeting of
abuse victims in Vatican
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| Alessandro Gisotti, ad interim Director of Holy See Press Office (Vatican Media) |
The ad interim Director of the Vatican Press Office,
Alessandro Gisotti, issues a statement confirming a meeting that took place in
the Vatican on Wednesday between the organizing committee of the “Protection of
Minors in the Church” Meeting and several victims of abuse.
The text of the Holy See Press Office statement reads as
follows:
“As was announced during the course of the Press Conference
on 18 February in the Press Office of the Holy See, this morning the Organizing
Committee for the Meeting on "The Protection of Minors in the Church"
met a group of representatives of victims of sexual abuse by members of the
clergy. There were 12 people, men and women, from different parts of the world
who belong to various organizations. The meeting lasted a little bit more than
two hours. The members of the Committee are very grateful to the victims who
participated for their sincerity, the depth and the strength of their
testimonies, which will certainly help them to always better understand the
gravity and urgency of the difficulties that they will confront during the
course of the Meeting.”
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