Bishop Giovani Arana of El Alto, Bolivia. / Credit: CEBACI Prensa Staff, May 30, 2023 / 17:00 pm (CNA).Bishop Giovani Arana of El Alto, secretary general of the Bolivian Bishops Conference, pointed out in his homily for Pentecost Sunday on May 28 that although the Church in the country has asked forgiveness of the victims and relatives of clerical sex abuse, he said, "we know that it s not enough.""These weeks we have witnessed that abuse of minors has been committed within the Church. We have asked for forgiveness; we know that it s not enough, which is why we must all commit ourselves to do everything in our power to prevent such terrible acts from being repeated or from remaining unpunished," Arana said.According to the prelate, the bishops "must work together based on what we have to do, to create healthy and safe environments for children, adolescents, young people, and all vulnerable people.""And I say work together because the fight against
Bolivian Roman Catholic Church leaders Wednesday admitted that the Church had been deaf to the persistent sexual abuse which has occurred within its schools as outrage over recent reports of child s.
LA PAZ, Bolivia – Pope Francis has sent one of his top sex crimes investigators to Bolivia at a time when the Andean nation is being shaken by an escalating
International, MNA | The Bolivian Catholic Church on Wednesday admitted having been "deaf" to the suffering of victims of pedophile priests amid a fresh scandal