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Pope chooses a victim and the archbishop of Boston to be part of the commission against pedophilia Pope Francisco has selected the first eight members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, four men and four women, among which the presence of Irish Marie Collins , activist against abuse that she suffered when she was 13 years , the Cardinal Archbishop of Boston, Sean Patrick O'Malley, and Argentine priest Miguel Humberto Yáñez . Also part of the Commission British psychiatry professor Sheila Hollins , Professor Claudio Italian Papale , former Prime Minister and former Polish ambassador to the Vatican Hanna Suchocka , the German priest Hans Zollner , a Jesuit as Yáñez , and Catherine French Bonnet. The Vatican already announced last December the creation of this committee , whose aim is to advise the Church on how to better protect children from abuse , propose initiatives for the training of clergy and expel from its ranks pedophiles . Now explain that the eight members of the Commission shall "main task " to " prepare the statutes of the Commission in which its powers and functions shall be determined " according to an official statement from the Vatican. The initial eight members also will be responsible for proposing to the other members of the group. "Pope Francisco makes it clear that the Church should have the protection of children from one of their top priorities and the initiative taken by the Pope stated the names of highly qualified persons and known for his commitment to this issue ," explains Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi, in the note. Lombardi notes that " the Church must play a crucial role in this field and look to the future without forgetting the past." UN accuses the Vatican of protecting and adopt policies for pedophile priests The Commission will adopt a "multiple" approach to promote the protection of minors. " You understand education to prevent the exploitation of children , criminal proceedings for offenses against children , the duties and responsibilities of civil and canon and development of the best identified and developed practices in society ," says Lombardi . Vatican spokesman has highlighted the presence in the commission of Cardinal O'Malley , head of the diocese where the first scandals emerged in the United States , and Marie Collins , who " has personally suffered violence."

Pope chooses a victim and the archbishop of Boston to be part of the commission against pedophilia

Pope Francisco has selected the first eight members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, four men and four women, among which the presence of Irish Marie Collins , activist against abuse that she suffered when she was 13 years , the Cardinal Archbishop of Boston, Sean Patrick O'Malley, and Argentine priest Miguel Humberto Yáñez .

Also part of the Commission British psychiatry professor Sheila Hollins , Professor Claudio Italian Papale , former Prime Minister and former Polish ambassador to the Vatican Hanna Suchocka , the German priest Hans Zollner , a Jesuit as Yáñez , and Catherine French Bonnet.

The Vatican already announced last December the creation of this committee , whose aim is to advise the Church on how to better protect children from abuse , propose initiatives for the training of clergy and expel from its ranks pedophiles .

Now explain that the eight members of the Commission shall "main task " to " prepare the statutes of the Commission in which its powers and functions shall be determined " according to an official statement from the Vatican. The initial eight members also will be responsible for proposing to the other members of the group.

"Pope Francisco makes it clear that the Church should have the protection of children from one of their top priorities and the initiative taken by the Pope stated the names of highly qualified persons and known for his commitment to this issue ," explains Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi, in the note. Lombardi notes that " the Church must play a crucial role in this field and look to the future without forgetting the past."

UN accuses the Vatican of protecting and adopt policies for pedophile priests

The Commission will adopt a "multiple" approach to promote the protection of minors. " You understand education to prevent the exploitation of children , criminal proceedings for offenses against children , the duties and responsibilities of civil and canon and development of the best identified and developed practices in society ," says Lombardi .

Vatican spokesman has highlighted the presence in the commission of Cardinal O'Malley , head of the diocese where the first scandals emerged in the United States , and Marie Collins , who " has personally suffered violence."