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Rome, Italy, Apr 30, 2021 / 14:00 pm (CNA).
A safeguarding expert said that the Catholic Church could do more to take responsibility for the failures of the past, and to reform power structures which allo.
VATICAN CITY (RNS) An initiative aimed at protecting minors from sexual abuse that has reshaped how the Catholic Church safeguards children is ready to take the next step.
On Sept. 1, the Center for Child Protection at the Gregorian University in Rome will become the Institute of Anthropology, Interdisciplinary Studies on Human Dignity and Care, or IADC, a change that symbolizes the church’s changed approach to a problem that has widened far beyond the church, according to the Rev. Hans Zollner, the president of the organization and a leading figure in the Vatican’s efforts on the issue.
“Since the Center for Child Protection’s establishment nearly a decade ago, we have begun to see new dimensions of abuse scandals,” said Zollner, a member of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors created by Pope Francis in 2014. Zollner cited the #MeToo movement and reports of abuse in military organizations, the United Nations and other nongovernmental organizations.
Mood swings, energy level shifts, and a “significantly lower” quality of life were the reported side effects of the contraceptive pill when the three-month study had concluded.
“Despite the fact that an estimated 100 million women around the world use contraceptive pills we know surprisingly little today about the pill’s effect on women’s health,” said Professor Angelica Linden Hirschberg, one of the study’s leaders, according to the
“The scientific base is very limited as regards the contraceptive pill’s effect on quality of life and depression and there is a great need for randomized studies where it is compared to placebos,” Dr. Hirschberg continued.
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.Juan Carlos Cruz, a survivor of clerical sexual abuse in Chile, becomes emotional after speaking to reporters in New York in this Feb. 17, 2018, file photo. (CNS photo/Eduardo Munoz, Reuters) .Jesuit Father Hans Zollner, director of the Center for Child Protection at Rome s Pontifical Gregorian University, prays during a 2019 meeting at the Vatican on protecting young people in the church. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) .Jesuit Father Hans Zollner, director of the Center for Child Protection at Rome s Pontifical Gregorian University, speaks about the clergy sexual abuse crisis in the church, to an audience Jan. 29, 2020, at Villanova University near Philadelphia. (CNS photo/Sarah Webb, CatholicPhilly.com)