National Review Board reports on 10 years after CHARTER

(United States Conference of Catholic Bishops headquarters building in Washington, D.C.)

Children safer now than decade ago
Those making allegations need 'compassionate care'
No time for complacency despite significant advances

ATLANTA - The National Review Board (NRB), a lay group advising the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) on the handling of the sexual abuse of minors by clergy, issued a 10-year progress report, June 13, at the USCCB spring meeting in Atlanta.

Al Notzon III, NRB chair, addressed the bishops on the report click HERE.  The report looked at the decade since 2002 approval of the bishops' Charter for the Protection of children and Young People.

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