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26 June 2015

Rome summit looks to improve church’s handling of child sexual abuse

ROME — As the Vatican continues to work on policies to combat clergy sex abuse, a leading pontifical university in Rome hosted a conference this week on how the Catholic Church can better address the current crisis and released details of a new diploma program on protecting children.
A series of measures pushed through in recent months by Pope Francis has given Vatican officials new tools for dealing with child molesters within the church, but critics argue that the Holy See has been too slow to act on scandals globally.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/religion/rome-summit-looks-to-improve-churchs-handling-of-child-sexual-abuse/2015/06/25/e2af0ce6-1b50-11e5-bed8-1093ee58dad0_story.html