He Pope Leo XIV Thibault Verny, Archbishop of Chamberry (east of France), head of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors of the Minors Catholic churchin replacement of the American cardinal Sean Patrick O’Malley.
Verny was until now a member of that commission, who fights pedophilia and sexual abuses in the church, the Vatican said in a statement.
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The panel was directed until August 2024 by Monsignor O’Malley, who resigned by age limit, when he reached 80 years.
“Our priorities will concentrate on the support of the churches, in particular those that have difficulties to apply adequate protection measures,” Verny said.
Verny has a long experience in that field, well He held the position of President of the Prevention and Fight Council against pedophilia of the French Episcopal Conference until last June.
“It is about sensitizing the different episcopal conferences, the different religious congregations of the different countries, about the listening and specific accompaniment of the victims,” Verny added in an interview in Vatican News, official Vatican information site.
“Within the commission for the protection of minors, it is essential that there are victims, parents of victims who contribute their irreplaceable experience,” pointed out.
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