Pope Leo has said that the protection of minors is no longer a discrete policy area but a test of ecclesial credibility.
On Monday, March 16, he told members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors that their work is “essential for the life of the Church”.
Delivered in the Apostolic Palace during the Commission’s plenary assembly, the address signalled continuity with the reforms of Pope Francis and a firmer effort to embed safeguarding within the daily governance of the Church rather than leaving it as a reactive mechanism.
