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Recognizing the importance of on-going formation, bishops and eparches are committing time and resources to continued formation programs of chastity, celibacy and human formation for clerics. For more information, please see: Page 17, Article 17, of the Charter Booklet. 

 

 

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Faced with the crisis of child sexual abuse by clerics that dramatically came to light in 2002, the church set up an aggressive safe environment program that is the envy of other organizations that work with children. From the 2009 audit, we can say the Catholic Church in the United States has: 

  • Trained 98% of our two million volunteers, employees, educators, clergy, and candidates in parishes in how to create safe environments and prevent child sexual abuse. 
  • Prepared more than 5.2 million children to recognize abuse and protect themselves. 
  • Ran background checks on more than 97% of our 1,887,000 volunteers and employees, 166,000 educators, 52,000 clerics and 6,000 candidates for ordination.


Essential Documents

Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People and the Essential Norms

Five Principles to Follow Regarding Allegations of Sexual Abuse, June 1992


On Child Sexual Abuse


Diocesan Resources

The following are resources dioceses/eparchies may find useful in making the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People part of what we do as Church.

Diocesan Resources

To Learn More About Efforts to Protect Children, Link to Your Diocese/Eparchy


Print Material Resources
"Promise to Protect"

"Promise to Protect" Prayer for Healing Victims of Abuse

"So There is No Doubt"

Rosary Guide for Healing and Protection

"Prayer for Survivors"


Charter Implementation Resources

Child Abuse Prevention Month Resources

Child Abuse Prevention Month Resources


Child Abuse and Human Trafficking Resources


Background

History of Church Policy
Responding to Allegations

 

 



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