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Fraternal correction

America,  March, 2004  

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THE NATIONAL REVIEW BOARD for the Protection of Children and Young People is to be commended for its candid and balanced report. It is an example of the kind of lay participation in church governance that the sexual abuse crisis has taught us is necessary today. The report calls for transparency and accountability in church affairs, invigoration of diocesan pastoral councils and a role for the laity in the selection of bishops.

The report correctly points out that there are two aspects to the crisis in the church: the sexual abuse of minors by clergy and the failure of many ...