No plans to discuss abuse with church
THE Conservative Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families told DUP MP Gregory Campbell there were no plans to meet with the Catholic Church hierarchy to discuss a recent Vatican circular to Bishops advising them how to deal with child sex abuse.
The East Londonderry MP asked Tim Loughton MP if the Government would meet the Catholic hierarchy to discuss the compatibility of the letter with Bishops’ general responsibilities to report cases of child abuse to the appropriate authorities.
Mr Loughton said there were no such plans but he that he was sure the Catholic Chuch was in no doubt over its obligations.
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Hide Ad“I have no reason to believe that the Roman Catholic Church is in any doubt about the fact that all cases of suspected child abuse should be reported to local children’s social care services or the police,” he added