A “fiasco”, a “missed opportunity” – the criticism of the Concerned associations on the Anti-abuse conference in the Vatican is sharp. And, although the Pope held in his closing speech, strong words.
The multi-day crisis summit at the Vatican for child abuse has triggered disappointment among the Victims, who had hoped for concrete action from the Catholic Church. Pope Francis assured the completion of the four-day special conference, the Church will in the future pursue each individual case with “the utmost seriousness”. A priest, the need for a child abuser, was a “tool of Satan”.
victims ‘ associations were however disappointed by the speech, and defendant is a lack of real change. The Swiss Jean-Marie Fürbringer, who had to wait, like many other abuse victims in St Peter’s square the end of the conference, said, to give the devil the blame, was a “pastoral blah, Blah”.
“fiasco” and a “missed opportunity”
Also explained Matthias Katsch from the German victims ‘ Association “Rectangular table”, the speech of the Pope to be a “shameless attempt to put at the top of the movement, without the guilt and failure and real change to address”. A “fiasco” and a “missed opportunity” called Thomas Schüller, Director for Canon law at the University of Münster, the Pope’s speech.
Federal Minister of justice Katarina Barley called on the Catholic Church, in dealing with the abuse scandals need worldwide fully cooperate with the justice. “Acts of abuse are to be judged by criminal courts,” said Barley the Newspapers of the Funke media group. The words of the Pope would have to follow up with deeds. The abuse Commissioner of the German government, Johannes-Wilhelm Rörig, called the Meeting an important Signal. At the same time, he stressed that he would have liked to see more binding decisions.
Pope says rigorous prosecution of abuse cases
tagesschau at 20:00, 24.02.2019, Michael Schramm, ARD Rome
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