CATHOLIC VOICES MEDIA MONITOR: Belgium: Church pledges progress

Monday, 13 September 2010

Belgium: Church pledges progress

Following last Friday's report by the Church's own safeguarding commission into abuse many decades ago, the Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels, Andre-Joseph Leonard (photo), has given a press conference promising action against abusive priests and healing for victims. The Commission said it had found no evidence of a systematic cover-up by the Church, although much evidence of inaction. Reuters here. BBC here.

CV coordinator Austen Ivereigh comments for BBC World Service 'Newshour' here (07:50-11:20). CV Christopher Morgan was interviewed by Al-Jazeera.

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