Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church

Posted on 04. Mar, 2009, in Celibacy/Sexuality, Conflict, CrimeComments Off on Safeguarding Children in the Catholic Church

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New detailed guidelines on how religious authorities should respond to allegations of child sexual abuse by clerical and lay person have been published by the National Board for the Safeguarding of Children in the Catholic Church. Miriam Gormally met Ian Elliott, chief executive office of NBSCCC and Aidan Canavan Chairman of NBSCCC to find out why these guidelines would be effective when previous guidelines had failed. Miriam began by asking Ian what was different about the new guidelines.