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Cardinal O’Malley on Abuse: Church Puts Victims and Their Families First, by Christopher Wells  – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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His Eminence Seán Cardinal O’Malley, OFM Cap. Archbishop Emeritus of Boston. Creative Commons. You are free to: Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format for any purpose, even commercially.

By Christopher Wells, Vatican, News, June 6, 2025

In this interview with Vatican News, Cardinal Seán O’Malley talks about the work of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors; raising awareness in the Church about clerical abuse; and the Church’s priorities, especially the need to put victims and their families first.

The Church’s priorities with regard to the prevention of child abuse “are the same as ever” says Cardinal Seán O’Malley: “We’re trying to put the victims and their families first.”

The Cardinal was speaking on the eve of an audience with Pope Leo XIV on Thursday with members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors.

Following that audience on Thursday morning, the Commission issued a statement noting that the audience, its first with Pope Leo,  lasted an hour and marked a significant moment of reflection, dialogue, and renewed commitment by the Church to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable persons. ….