After various years of involvement in pedophilia cases, the Catholic Church has decided to create a commission of experts to prevent the sexual abuse of minors by priests and provide support for those who have suffered from this abuse.
According to CNN, the creation of this commission was promoted by Pope Francis, in an attempt to stop these abuses from ever happening again and to guarantee the well-being of the victims.
The creation of this commission which seeks to protect minors from priests is one of the actions carried out by the so-called "C-8" (Council of Eight), a committee of Cardinals from around the world created by the Pope last March to advise Pope Francis on the changes he plans to carry out within the Church.
According to Mexican website Sin Embargo, the C-8 completed its second meeting in Rome on December 5 and shortly after announced the creation of a commission comprised of professionals that will provide advice against priests.
The same source highlighted that American Cardinal Sean Patrick O'Malley, Archbishop of Boston, told the media that "The committee will advise the Pope on the actions undertaken to protect children".
The commission will have to elaborate a series of programs to protect children, develop precise rules to train personnel in contact with children, and collaborate with civilian authorities to report crimes, among other measures to be announced in the next days.
The C-8 meeting started on December 3 and ended on Wednesday. The first meeting took place from October 1-3, while the Vatican has said that a third meeting will take place on February 17-19 in 2014.
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