Actions of the American Catholic Bishops for the benefi t of victims of sexual abuse by clergy Guidelines of the Committee for the Protection of Children and Young People
Vol. 15 No. 1(27) (2020), Articles
Vol. 15 No. 1(27) (2020)

Actions of the American Catholic Bishops for the benefi t of victims of sexual abuse by clergy Guidelines of the Committee for the Protection of Children and Young People

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https://doi.org/10.14746/tim.2020.27.1.02
Published 2020-06-30
Aleksandra Klos - Skrzypczak
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0512-7938
University of Silesia in Katowice Faculty of Theology
Poland
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United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
sexual abuse of minors in Church
actions for victims of sexual abuse
American Catholic Church
Committee for the Protection of Children and Young People

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Klos - Skrzypczak, A. . (2020). Actions of the American Catholic Bishops for the benefi t of victims of sexual abuse by clergy Guidelines of the Committee for the Protection of Children and Young People. Teologia I Moralność, 15(1(27), 23–35. https://doi.org/10.14746/tim.2020.27.1.02
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Abstract

The American Catholic Church for more than two decades faced with a crisis through in connection with the sexual abuse of minors. The article presents the actions of American bishops for victims of sexual abuse by clergy in both preventive and preventive care. The first part presents the functioning of the Committee for the Protection of Children and Young People, then discusses the most important, recently published documents relating to the sexual abuse of minors.

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