Pope names members of Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors
February 19, 2018
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CWN Editor's Note: The Commission includes nine new members and seven old members. Cardinal Seán O’Malley of Boston remains the advisory commission’s president. Teresa Kettelkamp, who helped the US bishops implement child-protection programs, is the new American member. Other new members are drawn from a broadly diverse geographical base.
The mandate of the papal commission had expired in December, prompting some criticism that the issue was not being treated as a high priority.
Among the new commission members, none is known to be a victim of sexual abuse. The Vatican announced that some members were in fact victims, but would not be personally identified for reasons of privacy.
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