The Response of the Catholic Church in the United States to Offences of Sexual Abuse of Minors Committed by Clerics Based on the Example of the Diocese of Fairbanks
The Response of the Catholic Church in the United States to Offences of Sexual Abuse of Minors Committed by Clerics Based on the Example of the Diocese of Fairbanks

Summary/Abstract: Offences of sexual abuse committed by clerics, which are a grave sin, cause physical,mental and spiritual harm to their victims and greatly harm the community of thefaithful. In order to prevent such situations from happening anymore, it is necessaryto take great responsibility for minors, for people who habitually have an imperfect useof reason and for people to whom the law recognizes equal protection. This concernmay be considered an indispensable part of the mission entrusted to the Church, which,as a community of the faithful, strives for the salvation of every human being and for thecommon good of the community in which it carries out its mission. The answer to howto accomplish this task and how to bring church communities out of the deep crisiscaused by sexual abuse of clergy comes from the Catholic Church in the United States,including the Diocese of Fairbanks.

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