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a{color:var(--color-progressive)!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-list-title,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-title-with-pretitle{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sidebar:not(.notheme) .sidebar-title-with-pretitle a{color:var(--color-progressive)!important}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sidebar{display:none!important}}</style> <p>The <b>Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors</b> (<a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Italian_language?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Italian language">Italian</a>: <i lang="it">Pontificia Commissione per la Tutela dei Minori</i>) is a <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_commission?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Pontifical commission">pontifical commission</a> within the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Roman_Curia?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Roman Curia">Roman Curia</a> of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Catholic_Church?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Catholic Church">Catholic Church</a> instituted by <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pope_Francis?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Pope Francis">Pope Francis</a> on 22 March 2014 as an advisory agency serving the pope. Since 5 June 2022, the Commission has been part of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Dicastery_for_the_Doctrine_of_the_Faith?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith">Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith</a>, operating with its officials and according to its norms.</p> <p>Cardinal <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_O%27Malley?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Seán O'Malley">Seán O'Malley</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Boston?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston">Archbishop-emeritus of Boston</a>, has been its first and current president since 17 December 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-pr20141217_1-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-pr20141217-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"> <input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"> <div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span> </div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Task"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Task</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Organisation"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Organisation</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#History"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">History</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Creation"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Creation</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Developments"><span class="tocnumber">3.2</span> <span class="toctext">Developments</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#2018_relaunch"><span class="tocnumber">3.3</span> <span class="toctext">2018 relaunch</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Merger"><span class="tocnumber">3.4</span> <span class="toctext">Merger</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Post-merge"><span class="tocnumber">3.5</span> <span class="toctext">Post-merge</span></a></li> </ul></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#Notes"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Notes</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-11"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#References"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-12"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Task">Task</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors&action=edit&section=1&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Task" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <p><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pope?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Pope">Pope</a> Francis's <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Chirograph?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Chirograph">chirograph</a> for the Institution of a Pontifical Commission for the Protection of minors (22 March 2014) states:<sup id="cite_ref-pr20150508_2-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-pr20150508-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style> <blockquote class="templatequote"> <p>The aim of the Commission is to promote the protection of the dignity of minors and vulnerable adults, using the forms and methods, consonant with the nature of the Church, which they consider most appropriate, as well as through their cooperation with individuals and groups pursuing these same objectives.</p> </blockquote> <p>His apostolic constitution <i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Praedicate_evangelium?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Praedicate evangelium">Praedicate evangelium</a></i> (19 March 2022) states:<sup id="cite_ref-PE78_3-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-PE78-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1244412712"> <blockquote class="templatequote"> <p>The Pontifical Commission assists <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Diocesan_bishop?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Diocesan bishop">diocesan/eparchial Bishops</a>, <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Episcopal_Conferences?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Episcopal Conferences">Episcopal Conferences</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Eastern_Catholic?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Eastern Catholic">Eastern</a> Hierarchical Structures, Superiors of <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Institutes_of_Consecrated_Life?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Institutes of Consecrated Life">Institutes of Consecrated Life</a> and <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Societies_of_Apostolic_Life?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Societies of Apostolic Life">Societies of Apostolic Life</a> and their Conferences in developing appropriate strategies and procedures, through Guidelines to protect minors and vulnerable persons from sexual abuse and to provide an appropriate response to such conduct by clergy and members of Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, according to canonical norms and taking into account the requirements of civil law.</p> </blockquote> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Organisation">Organisation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors&action=edit&section=2&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Organisation" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <p>The pope appoints the Commission's president, secretary and members to five-year terms. The members need not be clerics; all must be "distinguished by science, proven ability and pastoral experience". The Commission advises the pope and proposes "initiatives for the protection of minors and vulnerable persons". It assists bishops and their organizations as well as all forms of religious associations "in developing appropriate strategies and procedures [...] to protect minors and vulnerable persons from sexual abuse and to provide an adequate response to such conduct by the clergy and other religious. In doing so it follows "canonical norms" and considers as well "the requirements of civil law". Though part of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, the Commission has its officials and operates according to its norms.<sup id="cite_ref-PE78_3-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-PE78-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors&action=edit&section=3&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: History" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Creation">Creation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors&action=edit&section=4&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Creation" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>On 5 December 2013, following a meeting of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Council_of_Cardinal_Advisers?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Council of Cardinal Advisers">Council of Cardinal Advisers</a>, Cardinal <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_O%27Malley?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Seán O'Malley">Seán O'Malley</a> announced that Pope Francis had decided to create a commission for the protection of minors to evaluate current programs, propose initiatives, and identify personnel to implement them, "including lay persons, religious and priests with responsibilities for the safety of children, in relations with the victims, in mental health, in the application of the law, etc."<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pope Francis created the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors and named its first eight members on 22 March 2014. They were tasked with drafting the Commission's statutes to "define its tasks and competencies".<sup id="cite_ref-pr20140322_5-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-pr20140322-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p>On 10 September 2014, Father Robert W. Oliver BH, the chief prosecutor of clergy for sex abuse crimes at the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Congregation_for_the_Doctrine_of_the_Faith?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith">Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith</a>, was named the Commission's secretary.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 17 December 2014, Pope Francis added eight members to the Commission, including a second abuse survivor, Peter Saunders, head of a UK-based organization of sexual abuse survivors, and experts from five continents, bringing the total to 17 (the original right, the secretary, and the additional eight), eight of them women.<sup id="cite_ref-pr20141217_1-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-pr20141217-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This announcement identified O'Malley as president of the Commission for the first time.<sup id="cite_ref-pr20141217_1-3" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-pr20141217-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p>The Commission met for the first time on 6–8 February 2015,<sup id="cite_ref-pr20141217_1-4" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-pr20141217-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and on 8 May released the Commission's statutes,<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which were dated 21 April 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p>The statutes declared the Commission "an autonomous institution attached to the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Holy_See?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Holy See">Holy See</a>". It was to propose initiatives to promote local responsibility, based on extensive consultations church officials, including local jurisdictions, organizations of religious, and Curial departments. Its maximum membership was set at 18, appointed to three-year terms. The terms of the president and secretary may be renewed. It details the procedures for meetings, setting the Commission's agenda, and delegating questions to work groups. The norms described were given force for three years, at which point the members could propose modifications.<sup id="cite_ref-pr20150508_2-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-pr20150508-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Developments">Developments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors&action=edit&section=5&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Developments" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>In 2015, Commission member Marie Collins, former victim of abuse,<sup id="cite_ref-:0_16-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-:0-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> has criticized the Vatican for failing to sufficiently fund the panel, a problem she claims could jeopardize the commission's work. The commission has been advised to consider raising its own funds to complete the work.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p>In February 2016, the commission members watched the Oscar-nominated film <i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Spotlight_(film)?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Spotlight (film)">Spotlight</a></i> together. The movie dramatizes the 2001 experience of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Pulitzer Prize">Pulitzer Prize</a>-winning investigative team at the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Boston_Globe?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston Globe">Boston Globe</a> as they uncovered and exposed systematic sex abuse and subsequent cover-ups by clergy and members of the church hierarchy in <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Boston?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Boston">Boston</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p>In February 2017, Marie Collins resigned from the commission stating: "there are still men at that level in the church who would resist or hinder work to protect children in 2017, it's just not acceptable".<sup id="cite_ref-:0_16-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-:0-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="2018_relaunch">2018 relaunch</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors&action=edit&section=6&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: 2018 relaunch" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>Upon the expiration of the members' terms in December 2017, on 17 February 2018 Pope Francis relaunched the commission with major personnel changes. He reappointed O'Malley, Oliver and six other members and adding nine new members, eight men and eight women.<sup id="cite_ref-vn20180217_20-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-vn20180217-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pr20180217_21-0" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-pr20180217-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Several of those members of the commission are victims of clerical sexual abuse, but the commission said it would respect their decision not to identify themselves publicly.<sup id="cite_ref-vn20180217_20-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-vn20180217-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Merger">Merger</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors&action=edit&section=7&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Merger" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>Since 5 June 2022, the Commission has been part of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Dicastery_for_the_Doctrine_of_the_Faith?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith">Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith</a>, operating with its own officials and according to its own norms, as prescribed by the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Apostolic_constitution?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Apostolic constitution">apostolic constitution</a> <i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Praedicate_evangelium?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Praedicate evangelium">Praedicate evangelium</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-PE78_3-2" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-PE78-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p>Pope Francis explained that the Commission was placed there because that Dicastery "deals with sexual abuse on the part of members of the clergy" and it was "not possible to have a 'satellite commission', circling around but unattached to the organization chart." He told the members of the Commission: "Someone might think that this could put at risk your freedom of thought and action, or even take away importance from the issue with which you deal. That is not my intention, nor is it my expectation. And I invite you to be watchful that this does not happen."<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Commission secretary pro tempore Fr. Andrew Small, O.M.I. described the relationship as tying the Dicastery's role in "the administration of justice" to the Commission's "focus on safeguarding and protection".<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"> <h3 id="Post-merge">Post-merge</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors&action=edit&section=8&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Post-merge" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>On 29 March 2023, Hans Zollner left the commission and criticised it, stating among other things: "in my work with the commission, I have noticed issues that need to be urgently addressed and which have made it impossible for me to continue further".<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The next day, his criticism was answered by the president of the commission, O'Malley, who stated among other things: "I am surprised, disappointed, and strongly disagree with [Zollner's] publicly-issued assertions challenging the commission's effectiveness".<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> <p>On March 15, 2024, O'Malley announced that Pope Francis had appointed Luis Manuel Alí Herrera, a Colombian bishop to be the new secretary and Teresa Morris Kettlekamp to be the adjunct secretary, marking the first time that a bishop will serve as secretary and that a lay woman will serve in the new adjunct secretary role.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors&action=edit&section=9&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: See also" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-4 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-4"> <ul> <li><i><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Vos_estis_lux_mundi?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Vos estis lux mundi">Vos estis lux mundi</a></i></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Ecclesiastical_response_to_Catholic_sex_abuse_cases?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Ecclesiastical response to Catholic sex abuse cases">Ecclesiastical response to Catholic sex abuse cases</a></li> </ul> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(5)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors&action=edit&section=10&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: Notes" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-5 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-5"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style> <div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Federico_Lombardi?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Federico Lombardi">Federico Lombardi</a>, head of the Holy See Press Office, enlarged upon their task: "This initial group is now called to work expeditiously to assist in several tasks, including: participating in the deliberations concerning the Commission's final structure; describing the scope of its responsibilities; and developing the names of additional candidates, especially from other continents and countries, who can offer service to the Commission."<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span></li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">In a departure from Vatican practice, the members were listed in alphabetical order without distinguishing between clerical rank or lay status. The eight were:<sup id="cite_ref-pr20140322_5-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-pr20140322-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ul> <li>Catherine Bonnet, a child psychiatrist and author of works on "the effects of sexual abuse and exploitation on children"</li> <li>Marie Collins, abuse survivor, "campaigner for the rights of abuse victims"</li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Sheila_Hollins,_Baroness_Hollins?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Sheila Hollins, Baroness Hollins">Sheila Hollins</a>, former president of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Royal_College_of_Psychiatrists?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Royal College of Psychiatrists">Royal College of Psychiatrists</a>, current president of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/British_Medical_Association?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="British Medical Association">British Medical Association</a></li> <li>Cardinal Seán O'Malley, Archbishop of Boston</li> <li>Claudio Papale, professor of canon law at the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Urban_University?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Pontifical Urban University">Pontifical Urban University</a></li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Hanna_Suchocka?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Hanna Suchocka">Hanna Suchocka</a>, former Prime Minister of Poland and former ambassador to the Holy See</li> <li>Humberto Miguel Yáñez, SJ, Director of the Department of Moral Theology at the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Gregorian_University?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Pontifical Gregorian University">Pontifical Gregorian University</a>, former student of Pope Francis</li> <li><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Hans_Zollner?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Hans Zollner">Hans Zollner</a>, SJ, President of the <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Centre_for_Child_Protection?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" class="mw-redirect" title="Centre for Child Protection">Centre for Child Protection</a> of the Pontifical Gregorian University and Director and Professor of the Institute of Psychology</li> </ul></span></li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The other seven new members were:<sup id="cite_ref-pr20141217_1-2" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-pr20141217-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ul> <li>Krysten Winter-Green, expert in theology and social work</li> <li>Bill Kilgallon, director of the New Zealand Catholic church's Office for Professional Standards</li> <li>Sister <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Hermenegild_Makoro?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Hermenegild Makoro">Hermenegild Makoro</a>, secretary general of the Southern African Catholic Bishops' Conference</li> <li>Kathleen McCormack, longtime director of the social services agency of the Diocese of Wollongong</li> <li>Sister Kayula Lesa, Zambian activist against human trafficking, member of the African Forum for Church Social Teaching</li> <li>Gabriel Dy-Liacco, a Filipino who teaches at the Regent University School of Psychology and Counseling in Maryland</li> <li>Rev. Luis Manuel Ali Herrera, Colombian psychologist and professor of pastoral psychology</li> </ul></span></li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Those reappointed were: Gabriel Dy-Liacco, Luis Manuel Alí Herrera, who was now an auxiliary bishop of Bogotá, Fr. Hans Zollner, SJ, Prof. Hannah Suchocka, Sister Kayula Lesa, and Sister Hermenegild Makoro.<sup id="cite_ref-pr20180217_21-1" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-pr20180217-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The new members were:<sup id="cite_ref-pr20180217_21-2" class="reference"><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_note-pr20180217-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <ul> <li>Prof. Benyam Dawit Mezmur</li> <li>Sister Arina Gonsalves</li> <li>Neville Owen</li> <li>Sinalelea Fe’ao</li> <li>Myriam Wijlens</li> <li>Prof. Ernesto Caffo</li> <li>Sister Jane Bertelsen</li> <li>Teresa Kettelkamp</li> <li>Nelson Giovanelli Rosendo Dos Santos</li> </ul></span></li> </ol> </div> </div> </section> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(6)"> <span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span> <h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/w/index.php?title=Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors&action=edit&section=11&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Edit section: References" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <section class="mf-section-6 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-6"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"> <div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"> <ol 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href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-pr20141217_1-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription 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.cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation pressrelease cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2014/12/17/0967/02095.html">"Comunicato della Sala Stampa: Completata la composizione della Commissione per la tutela dei minori, 17.12.2014"</a> (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 17 December 2014<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 June</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Comunicato+della+Sala+Stampa%3A+Completata+la+composizione+della+Commissione+per+la+tutela+dei+minori%2C+17.12.2014&rft.pub=Holy+See+Press+Office&rft.date=2014-12-17&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fpress.vatican.va%2Fcontent%2Fsalastampa%2Fit%2Fbollettino%2Fpubblico%2F2014%2F12%2F17%2F0967%2F02095.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APontifical+Commission+for+the+Protection+of+Minors" class="Z3988"></span> This Vatican announcement listed O'Malley first as president, then Oliver as secretary. The others followed in alphabetical order.</span></li> <li id="cite_note-pr20150508-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-pr20150508_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-pr20150508_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation pressrelease cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2015/05/08/0348/00772.html">"Statutes of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of minors, 08.05.2015"</a> (Press release). 8 May 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 June</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Statutes+of+the+Pontifical+Commission+for+the+Protection+of+minors%2C+08.05.2015&rft.date=2015-05-08&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fpress.vatican.va%2Fcontent%2Fsalastampa%2Fit%2Fbollettino%2Fpubblico%2F2015%2F05%2F08%2F0348%2F00772.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APontifical+Commission+for+the+Protection+of+Minors" class="Z3988"></span> The Vatican published Francis' March letter of authorization (chirograph) when it published the Commission's statutes in May.</span></li> <li id="cite_note-PE78-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-PE78_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-PE78_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-PE78_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPope_Francis" class="citation web cs1">Pope Francis. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/it/apost_constitutions/documents/20220319-costituzione-ap-praedicate-evangelium.html">"Praedicate Evangelium, sulla Curia Romana e il suo servizio alla Chiesa nel Mondo (19 marzo 2022)"</a>. Dicastero per la Comunicazione - Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Article 78<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 June</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Praedicate+Evangelium%2C+sulla+Curia+Romana+e+il+suo+servizio+alla+Chiesa+nel+Mondo+%2819+marzo+2022%29&rft.pages=Article+78&rft.pub=Dicastero+per+la+Comunicazione+-+Libreria+Editrice+Vaticana&rft.au=Pope+Francis&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vatican.va%2Fcontent%2Ffrancesco%2Fit%2Fapost_constitutions%2Fdocuments%2F20220319-costituzione-ap-praedicate-evangelium.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APontifical+Commission+for+the+Protection+of+Minors" class="Z3988"></span></span></li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation pressrelease cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2013/12/05/0811/01823.html">"BRIEFING SULLA RIUNIONE DEL CONSIGLIO DI CARDINALI (GIOVEDÌ 5 DICEMBRE 2013), 05.12.2013"</a> (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 5 December 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 June</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=BRIEFING+SULLA+RIUNIONE+DEL+CONSIGLIO+DI+CARDINALI+%28GIOVED%C3%8C+5+DICEMBRE+2013%29%2C+05.12.2013&rft.pub=Holy+See+Press+Office&rft.date=2013-12-05&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fpress.vatican.va%2Fcontent%2Fsalastampa%2Fit%2Fbollettino%2Fpubblico%2F2013%2F12%2F05%2F0811%2F01823.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APontifical+Commission+for+the+Protection+of+Minors" class="Z3988"></span> Though titled in Italian, this announcement included an English translation.</span></li> <li id="cite_note-pr20140322-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-pr20140322_5-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-pr20140322_5-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation pressrelease cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2014/03/22/0199/00444.html">"Comunicato della Sala Stampa: Istituzione della Pontificia Commissione per la Tutela dei Minori"</a> (Press release). <a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Holy_See_Press_Office?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Holy See Press Office">Holy See Press Office</a>. 22 March 2014<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 June</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Comunicato+della+Sala+Stampa%3A+Istituzione+della+Pontificia+Commissione+per+la+Tutela+dei+Minori&rft.pub=Holy+See+Press+Office&rft.date=2014-03-22&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fpress.vatican.va%2Fcontent%2Fsalastampa%2Fit%2Fbollettino%2Fpubblico%2F2014%2F03%2F22%2F0199%2F00444.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APontifical+Commission+for+the+Protection+of+Minors" class="Z3988"></span> Though titled in Italian, this announcement included an English translation.</span></li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="https://en-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Pontifical_Commission_for_the_Protection_of_Minors?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation pressrelease cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2014/03/22/0199/00446.html">"COMMENTO DEL DIRETTORE P. 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