Church of the Transfiguration

One striking thing about this summit as compared to previous high-profile moments is the extent to which survivors and their advocates are actually setting the tone and shaping the narrative.

Archbishop Philip Neehman from Tamale, Ghana in many ways has become a pioneer in child protection on the African continent, despite the fact that he said most prelates in his region don’t think the sexual abuse of minors is a pressing issue.

The composition of the communications team for the meeting gives one reason to hope.

One of Australia's leading bishops says, "Unless you see that what’s happened to the abused has happened to Christ and that therefore, they’re Christ crucified in their needs, all the external commands in the world won’t do it."

U.S. Msgr. Joseph R. Punderson, a senior official of the Vatican’s highest court, was instructed by his bishop to resign his Vatican post late in 2018 and then was removed from ministry 15 years after he was found to be credibly accused of the sexual abuse of a minor.