Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People
This private web site—www.usccbcharter.org—is restricted to diocesan personnel for distribution of files that contain summaries of the main points of each section of the Charter, along with a file that quotes from the Bishops expression of sorrow and apology in the Preamble and another that has the pledges they make in the conclusion.
Although this material is in no way a substitute for the full text of the Charter, it can assist you in communicating the document's main points. Use the files to create a pamphlet, as a series of individual flyers, parish bulletin inserts, handouts for discussion groups, or convert them into slides for audio-visual presentations. However you use the material, whether as one document or individually, please do not alter the text in any way.
- Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People (English Revised Edition)
The Church in the United States is experiencing a crisis without precedent in our times.
The sexual abuse of children and young people by some priests and bishops, and the
ways in which we bishops addressed these crimes and sins, have caused enormous pain,
anger, and confusion. . . . (click here to read English full text).
- Full Spanish Text
- Full Audit Report
- Report of the National Review Board – 07/29/03 (click here to read full text)
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- The tentative release date for the John Jay Study results and National Review Board report is late February. The full "causes and context" study is expected to take several years to complete.