Testimony that shocked the Vatican at the Summit Against Pedophilia: "I was abused by a priest and my mother, the Church, left me alone"

The second day of Vatican meeting on clergy abuse of minors began with the dissemination of reports from UN agencies on violence against children.

The moderator of the meeting, Federico Lombardi, explained that Pope Francis, who was present, wished that the 190 leaders of the Catholic Church, including 114 representatives of the Bishops' Conferences of the world, be provided with the documents of the United Nations "Towards a world without violence" and "A familiar face: Violence in the lives of children and adolescents", from Unicef.

Last week, as explained, the organizing committee of this summit and the pope met with the UN representative on violence against minors, Maria Santos Pais.

As well, A message was read by the representative of the United Nations expressing her hope that this material "can support the efforts of the Church to accelerate its engagement on this important issue."

Today 's day began with a prayer and reading a brief testimony of a victim: "When a priest mistreated me, my mother, the Church, left me alone. When I needed someone in the church to talk about my abuse and loneliness, everyone hid. I feel even more alone because I do not know where to turn. "

One of the main papers of the morning was given by Indian Cardinal Oswald. Thank youArchbishop of Bombay. The central point of his presentation was the accountability of the bishops.

Abuses committed by a member of the Church are also "public criminal behavior"said the cardinal.

"The church does not live alone in an isolated world created by it, the church lives in the world and with the world. Those who are guilty of criminal behavior, in court have the obligation to be accountable before the civil authorities for such behavior, "said Gracias.

Thank you, who is also part of the Council of Cardinals who advises Pope Francis, said to the 190 leaders of the Catholic Church who came to the Vatican the need to treat the problem of abuse in a "collegiate" way.

"The point is clear. No bishop can say to himself: "This problem of abuse in the Church does not concern mebecause things are different in my region of the world, "he said.

I also indicate that "every bishop is obliged to obey and follow the Holy Father directly".

"Addressing badual abuse in the church represents a complex and multifaceted challenge, perhaps unprecedented in the history of the Church because of current global communications and connections. This makes collegiality even more decisive in our current situation, "he explained.

Thank you for pointing out the need to do justice to the victims and stressing that "the law and the ecclesiastical process should be implemented in a fair and effective way", and emphasized the need to "heal".