On November 9, 2019, the large majority of the 120 Bishops who are members of Conference of French Bishops approved a resolution agreeing that every French Catholic Bishop would pay compensation for abuse which took place in the French Catholic Church.[3][4] The size of the payouts was later determined in April 2020.[3]
In June 2019 the bishops set up the Independent Commission on Sexual Abuse in the Church (Commission indépendante sur les abus sexuels dans l'Église [fr], abbreviated CIASE. It was led by the former civil servant Jean-Marc Sauvé.[5][6] In 2019, the commission stated that 3,000 children in France were sexually abused by Catholic clergy and officials since 1950 and that there was an average of 40 victims per year.[7][8] In its final report, published on 5 October 2021, the commission concluded that in fact, around 216,000 children had been abused by clergy during this time. When including sexual abuse committed by lay members of the church, such as teachers at Catholic schools, they estimated 330,000 child victims.[9]
After the publication, the archbishop of Reims, Éric de Moulins-Beaufort claimed that Catholic priests were not obliged to report sex abuse confessed to them under confessional secrecy. However, French law states that anyone aware of a sexual crime against a minor must report it to the authorities. Otherwise, they risk heavy fines and imprisonment. French president Emmanuel Macron therefore summoned the archbishop to the ministry of the interior, where interior minister Gérald Darmarin received the cleric "to make sure that things are clear”.[10]
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bishops, conference, france, french, conférence, évêques, france, national, episcopal, conference, bishops, catholic, church, france, conférence, évêques, franceabbreviationcefpredecessorassembly, cardinals, archbishops, franceformation1966, years, 1966, typee. The Bishops Conference of France French Conference des eveques de France CEF is the national episcopal conference of the bishops of the Catholic Church in France 1 Bishops Conference of FranceConference des eveques de FranceAbbreviationCEFPredecessorAssembly of Cardinals and Archbishops of FranceFormation1966 58 years ago 1966 TypeEpiscopal conferencePurposeTo support the ministry of bishopsHeadquartersParis FranceCoordinates48 50 57 N 2 18 41 E 48 8493 N 2 31136 E 48 8493 2 31136Region servedFrancePresidentArchbishop Georges PontierMain organConferenceWebsitecef wbr fr in French Contents 1 Presidents 2 Sex abuse 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksPresidents editPresidents of the Assembly of Cardinals and Archbishops of France 1945 1966 1945 1945 1948 1948 Emmanuel Suhard Cardinal Archbishop of Paris 1948 1948 1964 1964 Achille Lienart Cardinal Bishop of Lille 1964 1964 1966 1966 Maurice Feltin Cardinal Archbishop of Paris Presidents of the conference 1966 1966 1969 1969 Maurice Feltin Cardinal Archbishop of Paris 1969 1969 1975 1975 Francois Marty Cardinal Archbishop of Paris 1975 1975 1981 1981 Roger Etchegaray Cardinal Archbishop of Marseille 1981 1981 1987 1987 Jean Felix Albert Marie Vilnet Bishop of Lille 1987 1987 1990 1990 Albert Decourtray Cardinal Archbishop of Lyon 1990 1990 1996 1996 Joseph Duval Archbishop of Rouen 1996 1996 2001 2001 Louis Marie Bille Cardinal Archbishop of Lyon 2001 2001 2007 2007 Jean Pierre Ricard Cardinal Archbishop of Bordeaux 2007 2007 2013 2013 Andre Vingt Trois Cardinal Archbishop of Paris 2013 2013 2019 Georges Pontier Archbishop of Marseille 2019 present Eric de Moulins Beaufort Archbishop of Reims 2 Sex abuse editOn November 9 2019 the large majority of the 120 Bishops who are members of Conference of French Bishops approved a resolution agreeing that every French Catholic Bishop would pay compensation for abuse which took place in the French Catholic Church 3 4 The size of the payouts was later determined in April 2020 3 In June 2019 the bishops set up the Independent Commission on Sexual Abuse in the Church Commission independante sur les abus sexuels dans l Eglise fr abbreviated CIASE It was led by the former civil servant Jean Marc Sauve 5 6 In 2019 the commission stated that 3 000 children in France were sexually abused by Catholic clergy and officials since 1950 and that there was an average of 40 victims per year 7 8 In its final report published on 5 October 2021 the commission concluded that in fact around 216 000 children had been abused by clergy during this time When including sexual abuse committed by lay members of the church such as teachers at Catholic schools they estimated 330 000 child victims 9 After the publication the archbishop of Reims Eric de Moulins Beaufort claimed that Catholic priests were not obliged to report sex abuse confessed to them under confessional secrecy However French law states that anyone aware of a sexual crime against a minor must report it to the authorities Otherwise they risk heavy fines and imprisonment French president Emmanuel Macron therefore summoned the archbishop to the ministry of the interior where interior minister Gerald Darmarin received the cleric to make sure that things are clear 10 See also editCatholic Church in France List of Bishops in FranceReferences edit Links to Episcopal Conferences CNA Catholic News Agency CNA Retrieved March 30 2016 Monseigneur de Moulins Beaufort un nouveau chef de file pour l Eglise de France Le Figaro in French 3 April 2019 Retrieved 4 April 2019 a b French bishops approve payouts for sex abuse victims 9 November 2019 French Bishops Back Payments to Sex Abuse Victims The New York Times www nytimes com Archived from the original on 2019 11 09 Commission into French church sex abuse claims opens France 24 2019 06 03 Retrieved 2020 07 23 Commission into clerical sex abuse in France opens 2019 06 03 At least 3 000 children were victims of sex abuse in French Catholic Church Newsweek 17 June 2020 French investigation Abuse of minors in church tops 3 000 victims over 70 years Catholic San Francisco San Francisco CA Archived from the original on 2020 07 24 Retrieved 2020 07 23 French Church abuse 216 000 children were victims of clergy inquiry BBC News 2021 10 05 Retrieved 2021 10 19 France rebukes top bishop for saying confessional secrecy trumps law in sex abuse cases France 24 2021 10 07 Retrieved 2021 10 19 External links editOfficial website in French Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bishops 27 Conference of France amp oldid 1209998638, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
