Actions of the American Catholic Bishops for the benefi t of victims of sexual abuse by clergy Guidelines of the Committee for the Protection of Children and Young People

• Authors: Aleksandra Kłos - Skrzypczak

Title variants

PL

Działania amerykańskich biskupów katolickich na rzecz ofiar wykorzystywania seksualnego przez duchownych Wytyczne Komisji do spraw Ochrony Dzieci i Młodzieży

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The American Catholic Church for more than two decades faced with a crisis through in connection with the sexual abuse of minors. The article presents the actions of American bishops for victims of sexual abuse by clergy in both preventive and preventive care. The first part presents the functioning of the Committee for the Protection of Children and Young People, then discusses the most important, recently published documents relating to the sexual abuse of minors.

PL

Amerykański Kościół katolicki od ponad dwóch dekad boryka się z kryzysem w związku z ujawnieniem czynów pedofilskich popełnianych przez osoby duchowne. Artykuł przedstawia działania amerykańskich biskupów na rzecz ofiar wykorzystywania seksualnego przez duchownych zarówno w zakresie prewencyjnym, jak i profilaktycznym. W pierwszej jego części zaprezentowano sposób funkcjonowania Komisji ds. ochrony dzieci i młodzieży, która działa przy Episkopacie, następnie omawia najważniejsze, opublikowane w ostatnim czasie dokumenty dotyczące problemu pedofilii w Kościele.

Keywords

EN

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops; sexual abuse of minors in Church; actions for victims of sexual abuse; American Catholic Church; Committee for the Protection of Children and Young People; United States Conference of Catholic Bishops; sexual abuse of minors in Church; actions for victims of sexual abuse; American Catholic Church; Committee for the Protection of Children and Young People

PL

Konferencja Amerykańskich Biskupów Katolickich; pedofilia w Kościele; działania na rzecz ofiar wykorzystywania seksualnego; Komisja do spraw Ochrony Dzieci i Młodzieży

• Publisher: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
• Journal: Teologia i Moralność
• Year: 2020
• Volume: 15
• Issue: 1(27)
• Pages: 23-35

Dates

published

2020-06-30

Contributors

author

Aleksandra Kłos - Skrzypczak

• Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach. Wydział Teologiczny

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0512-7938

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Identifiers

DOI

10.14746/tim.2020.27.1.02