de hypocrisie kennelijk bij voorbaat buiten de deur gezet en de vraag wat doen we met de slachtoffers, vreten we ze op of niet, gewoon openlijk als laatste topic. Da's nu een seminar om even stiekem om door het raam te willen kijken, en bepaald niet alleen om het verdacht leuke wapen van een kardinaal.
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Let us not be complacent that the continent of Asia is an exception to the issue of sexual abuse. One is overwhelmed by the pathetic sharing of painful emotions by some lay victims, seminarians, priests and women religious during counseling sessions for the past two decades. Thus it is an urgent task before us, especially the leaders of the Church, to come together to devise some mechanisms to prevent future occurrences of child abuse by
Church men/women.
Let us not be complacent that pedophilia is a problem of the West or the other continents of the world, it is equally prevalent in many countries of Asia.
TOPICS—to be deliberated during the Seminar:
1. Pedophilia: Definitions, Symptoms, Causal Factors and Diagnosis: Resource Person: Fr. Lawrence Pinto, FABC-OC Executive Secretary, India.
2. The Impact of Pedophilia-Crisis on the Universal Church: Resource Person: Rt. Rev. Msgr. Charles J, Scicluna, Promoter of Justice, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Rome, Italy (points to be emphasized in this paper are: neglect by bishops, people’s anger against priests, etc.)
3. The Role of the Church-Leaders in Handling the Challenge of the Sexual Abuse and in particular, the Issue of Pedophilia: Resource Person: Rt. Rev. Abbot Michael Kelly, O.S.B., Rome, Italy.
4. Legal Implications of Allegations of Pedophilia and the Rights of the Alleged Victimizer. Resource Person: Mr. Shammil Perera, Attorney-at-Law Sri Lanka.
5. Therapeutic Measures for the Alleged Pedophiles and the Need of Programmes of Awareness for Priests, Seminarians and Religious in all Dioceses of Asia. Resource Person: Rev. Fr. Jaime Noel Deslate, Tagaytay, Philippines
6. The obligations of the Church Leaders to Protect Children from Sexual Abusers and the Need to Assist the Victims of Pedophilia at all levels. Resource Person: Oswald Cardinal Gracias, Bombay, India.
7. Fifteen participants (15), including some resource Persons will be selected to spend a day together—the last day of the seminar(19th)—to formulate specific guidelines to deal with the crisis of Pedophilia in Asia.(Members will be selected from the among participants and the resource persons)
OBJECTIVES OF THE SEMINAR
1. To make bishops and formators aware of the gravity of pedophilia on
the church in Asia.
2. To explore the possibilities of remedial measures for pedophilia-affected persons and organize programmes to train skilled personnel to handle possible pedophilia-crisis in the future.
3. To prepare guidelines for church leaders, formators and those in charge of children’s organizations for the protection of children in particular.
Fr. Lawrence Pinto, MSIJ Bishop Vianney Fernando
Executive Secretary Chairman
FABC-Office of Clergy FABC- Office of Clergy
Mangalore, India Kandy, Sri Lanka
Let us not be complacent that the continent of Asia is an exception to the issue of sexual abuse. One is overwhelmed by the pathetic sharing of painful emotions by some lay victims, seminarians, priests and women religious during counseling sessions for the past two decades. Thus it is an urgent task before us, especially the leaders of the Church, to come together to devise some mechanisms to prevent future occurrences of child abuse by
Church men/women.
Let us not be complacent that pedophilia is a problem of the West or the other continents of the world, it is equally prevalent in many countries of Asia.
TOPICS—to be deliberated during the Seminar:
1. Pedophilia: Definitions, Symptoms, Causal Factors and Diagnosis: Resource Person: Fr. Lawrence Pinto, FABC-OC Executive Secretary, India.
2. The Impact of Pedophilia-Crisis on the Universal Church: Resource Person: Rt. Rev. Msgr. Charles J, Scicluna, Promoter of Justice, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Rome, Italy (points to be emphasized in this paper are: neglect by bishops, people’s anger against priests, etc.)
3. The Role of the Church-Leaders in Handling the Challenge of the Sexual Abuse and in particular, the Issue of Pedophilia: Resource Person: Rt. Rev. Abbot Michael Kelly, O.S.B., Rome, Italy.
4. Legal Implications of Allegations of Pedophilia and the Rights of the Alleged Victimizer. Resource Person: Mr. Shammil Perera, Attorney-at-Law Sri Lanka.
5. Therapeutic Measures for the Alleged Pedophiles and the Need of Programmes of Awareness for Priests, Seminarians and Religious in all Dioceses of Asia. Resource Person: Rev. Fr. Jaime Noel Deslate, Tagaytay, Philippines
6. The obligations of the Church Leaders to Protect Children from Sexual Abusers and the Need to Assist the Victims of Pedophilia at all levels. Resource Person: Oswald Cardinal Gracias, Bombay, India.
7. Fifteen participants (15), including some resource Persons will be selected to spend a day together—the last day of the seminar(19th)—to formulate specific guidelines to deal with the crisis of Pedophilia in Asia.(Members will be selected from the among participants and the resource persons)
OBJECTIVES OF THE SEMINAR
1. To make bishops and formators aware of the gravity of pedophilia on
the church in Asia.
2. To explore the possibilities of remedial measures for pedophilia-affected persons and organize programmes to train skilled personnel to handle possible pedophilia-crisis in the future.
3. To prepare guidelines for church leaders, formators and those in charge of children’s organizations for the protection of children in particular.
Fr. Lawrence Pinto, MSIJ Bishop Vianney Fernando
Executive Secretary Chairman
FABC-Office of Clergy FABC- Office of Clergy
Mangalore, India Kandy, Sri Lanka
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