UPDATE: Progress made protecting minors, but adults remain vulnerable to clergy abuse, say experts

(OSV News) -- The Catholic Church in the U.S. has made progress over the past two decades in confronting sexual abuse against minors within the church, but has only begun to address the vulnerability of adults to sexual abuse by clergy, religious and lay leaders, experts told OSV News.

'We've accomplished a tremendous amount in the area of (creating) safe environments,' said Suzanne Healy, chairwoman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' National Review Board, a lay-led group that advises

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