Washington D.C., Feb 24, 2019 / 14:14 pm
Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, has promised "unyielding vigilance" and an intensification of the Dallas Charter following the Vatican summit on the sexual abuse of minors.
"We owe survivors an unyielding vigilance that we may never fail them again," DiNardo said. "How then to bind the wounds? Intensify the Dallas Charter."
The cardinal, who heads the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, released a statement Feb. 24, at the conclusion of a four-day Vatican summit that brought together heads of bishops' conferences from countries around the world to discuss sexual abuse and child protection.
The summit discussed responsibility, transparency, and accountability, with video testimonies from sex abuse victims, working group discussions, a penitential liturgy, and a closing Mass with final remarks from Pope Francis.