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Child crime in the Church: 20 million euros for the fund collecting contributions from bishops and dioceses

2022-01-25T14:04:48.105Z


In two months, the contributions paid by the bishops and the dioceses reached the amount of 20 million euros. A quarter is already allocated to the financial compensation of the victims.


Selam, the fund collecting contributions from bishops and dioceses, intended in particular to support victims of pedocrime in the Church making a request for financial compensation, "

has raised 20 million euros

", announced Tuesday, January 25 at the AFP the president of this fund.

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"

It's the first act.

The Church is at the rendezvous of what it has announced,

"said Gilles Vermot-Desroches, president of the Fund for the relief and fight against abuse of minors (Selam), specifying that out of this sum, a first envelope of “

5 million euros

” would be allocated to “

financial support

” for victims and another of “

one million

” to “

prevention and remembrance initiatives

".

These two envelopes were decided at a board meeting held on Monday, said Gilles Vermot-Desroches.

The envelope of 5 million euros will be intended for victims making a request for compensation in the form of a financial sum from the Independent National Authority for Recognition and Reparation (Inirr), which is being set up.

“An overwhelming majority of dioceses” gave

Meeting in Lourdes in November, a month after the publication of the Sauvé report on the extent of the phenomenon of paedocriminality, the episcopate, recognizing the "

responsibility

" of the Church in these acts, had announced that it was going to join hands in the pocket. The president of the Conference of Bishops of France (CEF) Eric de Moulins-Beaufort, had announced, “

to begin with

”, wanting to “

collect 20 million euros

”, by “

taking on the real estate heritage and the investments of the Church

".

Since then, the dioceses have made an inventory of their available resources (reserves, sale of a dwelling belonging to a bishop, legacies, etc.) and have gradually announced the amount of their contribution.

"

The decision of the bishops to endow Selam with 20 million has been held, and this in two months

", welcomed Gilles Vermot-Desroches.

Among the contributors, "

after the CEF, an overwhelming majority of bishops gave personally, each according to their means

" and an "

overwhelming majority of dioceses

" gave, he said.

Source: lefigaro

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