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"We have an obligation to report to the civil justice." This phrase resonated strongly with the 190 participants of the anti-business summit held in the Vatican on the second day of work, which again had the presence of the dad Franciscothe exhibitions referred to the paths to follow for abusive priests "accountable"In front of the civil administration and ecclesiastical courts, and evaluated the creation of a"special force"Within the Church, with canonists and psychologists, to help the victims and guide the bishops.

The presidents of episcopal conferences have presented concrete measures, such as the eventual creation of a "spice bodywho would act in countries where cases of abuse are recorded, a day when Francisco was again present at all working sessions.

"There are episcopal conferences rich in experience dealing with abuses committed years ago and it is in this direction that we talk about the possibility of forming a kind of 'working group' ".& # 39; "said the summit moderator, Federico Lombardi.

Italian laymen also spoke in this line Linda Ghisoni, who proposed in plenary that "In national guidelines, a specific chapter must be inserted to determine the reasons and the accountability procedures, so that bishops and religious superiors establish a system of regular verification of the achievement of objectives."

At the beginning of the working day, the Indian cardinal Oswald Thank you in your turn to claim that Church members guilty of badual abuse "They have an obligation to report to the civil authorities""Those who are guilty of criminal behavior, in court, have the obligation to report it to the civil authorities for such behavior"Said Gracias, archbishop of Bombay.

For his part, the Archbishop of Chicago, Blase Cupich, presented a series of proposals aimed atthe responsibility"Among priests accused of badual abuse, including the ability to establish phone lines and web pages" to receive and transmit charges "."All mechanisms for reporting allegations of abuse or mismanagement of abuse against a bishop must be transparent and well known to the faithful. "said Cupich.