Sexual abuse in the Church: victims point to the "appalling slowness" of the bishops

The collective of victims of sexual violence in the Church of Vendée points in a statement released Tuesday, October 26 "

" of the bishops of France to react to the Sauvé report on sexual abuse in the Church.

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In this document sent to AFP, they express "

".

In its report published on October 5, the Independent Commission on Sexual Abuse in the Church (Ciase), chaired by Jean-Marc Sauvé, estimated at 216,000 the number of minors victims of a priest or a religious in France. since the 1950s, and 330,000 if we add lay aggressors in connection with Church institutions.

The diocese of Luçon: the exception

The collective of victims of Vendée regrets that the Conference of Bishops of France (CEF) is slow to "

", with the "

"

exception

of the diocese of Luçon, in Vendée. The victims salute "

".

In October 2020, the bishop of Luçon, Mgr François Jacolin, organized an act of public repentance in the presence of the collective of victims in the amphitheater of a high school in La Roche-sur-Yon.

Then, on March 14, 2021, he unveiled a commemorative plaque in Luzon Cathedral and presided over a celebration of repentance.

"

" Jean-Pierre Sautreau, founder of the collective and author of the book, told AFP. “

” (2021, La Geste).

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The collective of victims from Vendée now intends to "

" for "

" of the 45 recommendations of the Independent Commission on Sexual Abuse in the Church (Ciase), "

”.

The French Bishops' Conference plans in particular to study these recommendations during its plenary assembly in Lourdes from November 2 to 8.