The pope’s commission on clerical child sex abuse said Friday it will publish its first annual report next week, a decade after the body was established.
The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors said the report coming on Tuesday would be a “first step” documenting “where risks remain, and where advances can be found”.
Pope Francis set up the panel of experts in December 2014 amid an avalanche of revelations of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy across the world, and subsequent cover-ups.
But it has faced strong criticism over its organisation, funding and role, with numerous high-profile members quitting.
In 2022, Francis incorporated the body into the Roman Curia — the government of the Holy See — and asked for an annual, “reliable account on what is presently being done and what needs to change”.
Next week’s report “collects resources and good practices…
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