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Monday, January 31, 2005

MIXED COMMISSION EXAMINING ABUSE TO MEET IN VATICAN

VATICAN CITY, JAN 29, 2005 (VIS) - This morning, Holy See Press Office Director Joaquin Navarro-Valls made the following declaration:

  "As anticipated, the mixed commission for the examination of norms in cases of accusations of sexual abuse against minors will meet in the Vatican on January 31 and February 1.

  "The commission is made up of delegates from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and representatives from dicasteries of the Roman Curia.

  "The aim of the commission is to study the application of norms, approved on December 8, 2002, 'ad experimentum' for two years, and to evaluate guidelines for the future in the context of the universal law of the Church."
OP/SEXUAL ABUSE COMMISSION/NAVARRO-VALLS            VIS 20050131 (130)

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