What Has the Catholic Church Done to Prevent the Sexual Abuse of Children?
The Catholic Church prevention efforts are without peer. By 1992 most bishops had begun practicing zero tolerance, a policy that reduced abuse by 90 percent. In 2002, the American bishops adopted the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People that mandated safe environment training, criminal background checks, and annual compliance audits. Connecticut Catholic dioceses and parishes have conducted over 2,500 classes on identifying early warning signs and on mandatory reporting. They trained 234,000 clergy, lay employees, parents, and youth and conducted over 68,000 criminal background checks.
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