John Paul II, message to American cardinals
April 24, 2002
"People need to know that there is no place in the priesthood and religious life for those who would harm the young."
These words changed history. The bishops would have to remove the rotten apple in the basket before it taints the rest of the Church.
After the meeting at the Vatican, all the American bishops met in Dallas and signed a document titled "Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People." They proposed that it should be mandatory for the bishop to report abuse to the authorities and to expel the priest after the first offense against a minor.
For these to become mandatory rules for the bishops, authorization from the Vatican was needed. Four American bishops traveled to Rome to negotiate a formula that would allow them to immediately remove guilty priests.
JOHN ALLEN
National Catholic Reporter (U.S.)
ORIG. ENGLISH
12:56:06 -- Some senior Vatican officials thought that these aggressive policies the so called "one strike and you're out" policy is what the church needed. Others were quite opposed to it because they felt it was a betrayal of the Church's long tradition of canon law which does not use 'one size fits all' penalties.
Only one Cardinal fully supported the determination of the four American bishops: the prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Joseph Ratzinger. His support was critical in getting what they proposed. .
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