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A"new universal framework" to update Church guidelines; a fund with contributions from the Bishops' Conferences for training and assistance to victims; partnership with the GHR Foundation for safeguarding programmes; strategies to combat online child abuse; an in-depth study on the issue of vulnerability in its various forms; and, a strategic plan to focus on the needs of victims and survivors and address them in the Church's accountability mechanisms.
While there have been a number of resignations over the years, including recently, the Commission has been enriched by ten new members since November 2022. All the members, led by the Archbishop of Boston, Cardinal Sean O'Malley, were received on 5 May by Pope Francis, who denounced the"inability to act adequately to stop this evil and to assist its victims."
The aim is to provide capacity building programmes to ensure greater access to training and assistance for victims, their families and communities in the poorest parts of the world. The pilot programme was signed with the Church in Rwanda, and the fund's existence was safeguarded with a financial disbursement protocol to regulate the use of donated contributions as part of a capacity building programme. It will be known as The Commission has also entered into several agreements.
The plenary also commissioned"an in-depth study on the issue of vulnerability in its various forms, so as to equip Church entities with solid measures to combat this emerging area of abuse."During the assembly, the framework for the Annual Report on Safeguarding Policies and Procedures in the Church, requested by the Pope in April 2022, was reviewed.
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