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The Bishops of Canada wrap up their first in-person Plenary Assembly since 2019, and pledge to continue “to walk together with Indigenous Partners on .
6 May 2021 – Regina, Saskatchewan – Today, the Bishops of Canada launch a national, bilingual service for reporting situations of clergy sexual abuse either committed or covered-up by a Bishop. This service furthers their commitment to start to work toward responsibility, accountability and transparency in matters of clergy sexual abuse and their commitment to facilitate what structures are needed for to help victim/survivors move forward.
In 2019, Pope Francis’ Apostolic Letter
Vos estis lux mundi (You are the light of the world) was issued after victims/survivors continued to ask for accountability from bishops. In his Letter, the Pope calls on dioceses and eparchies throughout the world to establish “.one or more public, stable and easily accessible systems for submission of reports…”. With
committed sexual abuse, or other sexual misconduct (e.g. sexual harassment or
possession of child pornography), or whose actions or omissions intended to interfere
with or avoid civil or canonical investigations regarding sexual abuse.
A report can be made regarding any of the following categories of Bishops:
a) all living Roman Catholic (Latin) Bishops in Canada, both active and retired, as well as
those who served in Canada but are now living outside the country, and
b) the Eparchial Bishops of the following three Eastern Churches which are present in
Canada are also listed in the reporting system: the Eparchial Bishop of the Catholic