The symposium in Rome on clergy sexual abuse scandal, Toward Healing & Renewal, has entered its third day and is drawing worldwide attention. Vatican organizers hope results will inform dioceses around the world to develop effective guidelines for dealing with the scandal in time to meet the May deadline for sending such guidelines to the Vatican for review. Voice of the Faithful remains cautiously hopeful of the outcome. Here is a link to the symposium’s opening statement by Cardinal William Levada, prefect for the Vatican’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and some of the latest media coverage–
- The Sexual Abuse of Minors: A Multi-faceted Response to the Challenge, Cardinal William Levada in Zenit.org
- Bishops Advised to Heed Victims, Associated Press in The Boston Globe
- Vatican Body Has Dealt with 4,000 Child Sex Abuse Cases, Irish Times
- Sexual Abuse Silence ‘Deadly’ for Church: Vatican Official, Reuters
- Pope Says Renewal Requires ‘Christ-like’ Response to Abuse, Catholic News Agency
- Vatican Urged to Give Priority to Abuse Victims, The New York Times
- Bishops Seek Forgiveness for Clergy Abuse, The Washington Post
- Vatican Abuse Summit: Expert Blasts Denial on Global Dimension of Crisis, National Catholic Reporter
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