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