“The victims in focus at catholic summit”
“There is a lot of work that is in front of the catholic church. The church is large and all have not understood the extent of the sexual abuse that has been committed.”
“An important aspect is that now the focus is on the victims ‘situation,” says the Swedish bishop, cardinal Anders Arborelius.”
“Pope Francis condemned in harsh terms the sexual abuse in his closing sermon.”
“– the Pope gave a sermon that was very sincere and straight to the point. There is a lot of work that awaits both in Rome and in the rest of the world, ” says Anders Arborelius, TT.”
“But many victims were disappointed after the conference, a disappointment Anders Arborelius have an understanding of. Expectations were high, and those affected had hoped for concrete action. But the purpose of the meeting was a else, explains Arborelius.”
” the Meeting was about the examination of conscience and awareness-raising. In some parts of the world, people are not aware of the extent and this was a concerted effort to pay attention to it.”
“Anders Arborelius was not himself on the spot in the Vatican, the Danish bishop Czeslaw Kozon took part in the nordic bishops’ conference.”
“– The nordic bishops will soon meet in Trondheim, and then we know if there is anything in particular we need to think about.”
“In the 21 points, the pope outlined the guidelines for how to proceed with the work against sexual abuse. The aim is to create action plans, for example, to bring in investigators from outside the church, and raising awareness within the church about how sexual abuse happens and how to prevent them.”
“That the catholic church is so large and is available in so many different countries complicates the work. In the nordic countries is far ahead, while in others, you can not expect help from the police and authorities if you turn the alarm on abuses committed within the church.”
“– the Pope highlighted that it is very difficult in some cultures, but that we in the church must do what we can so that it does not occur in our environments. It is about prevention and creating a safe and secure environment and to come to terms with the silence of culture.”
“That catholic priests live in celibacy is something that is outside of the church is often cited as a reason for so many sexual abuse takes place. Anders Arborelius says that it is important that already during the training explains what religious life involves and are aware that it may not be all that can handle it.”
“– It is important when you are training priests to discover the people who have problems. It has been proven that prästvigt people who can’t handle the celibacy.”
“Even if many victims were disappointed, lifting, Anders Arborelius up to the fact that the victims were given so large a space was a very important aspect of the meeting.”
“– It is something that is very evident both in the pope’s statement and how to built up the conference. It has allowed the victims to stand in the centre and moved the center of gravity to their situation.”
“the Allegations of abuse by priests within the catholic church in Ireland began in the 1980s, and then took speed in several places around the world.”
“Abuse or notifications, if such has occurred primarily in Australia, Ireland, Switzerland and Germany, but also Denmark, India, Italy, Canada, the Netherlands, Norway, Austria and Sweden.”
“the Highest number of allegations is believed to have been made in the united states. Over 10 000 people accusing priests of abuse between 1950 and 2002. The catholic church in the united states have paid out billions of dollars in damages to the victims.”
“21-24 February was a summit for all the president of the world’s biskopskonferenser to discuss the abuse.”