(ROME—29 March 2019) Pope Francis issued new child protection legislation on Friday, a little more than a month after promising the new measures at the conclusion of the recent child protection “summit” at the Vatican.
A statement from the interim Director of the Press Office of the Holy See, Alessando Gisotti, says, “A month after the conclusion of the Meeting on the Protection of Minors held in the Vatican, a meeting greatly desired by Pope Francis, three very significant documents are being published that respond to the concrete demands expressed by the People of God to address the scourge of the sexual abuse of minors. Announced this past February 24, this is the first important step following the summit of the Episcopal Conferences.”
