The response policy adopted by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops at their June 2002 meeting in Dallas, in direct response to the scandal the Boston Globe's Spotlight investigation had made public that year. It commits every US diocese to a zero tolerance policy toward substantiated abuse by clergy, mandatory reporting to civil authorities, and codified procedures for review, healing and prevention, backed by the bishops' own Essential Norms. It has been revised periodically since 2002 and remains the standing US policy framework this atlas cites when a diocese or the national conference is recorded as having adopted it.
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Citation
AuthorUnited States Conference of Catholic Bishops
PublisherUnited States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Publication Year2002
URLhttps://www.usccb.org/offices/child-and-youth-protection/charter-protection-children-and-young-people
Source Typechurch body
Assessment
Reliability Tier1
Tier 1: the primary policy text, hosted on the issuing body's own official site. NotesTier 1: the primary policy text, hosted on the issuing body's own official site.
Cross-Tradition Connections
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Boston, Cities This source names Boston directly: "in direct response to the scandal the Boston Globe's Spotlight investigation had made public that year."
Claims Backed By This Source (27 claims)
This source backs 27 claims across the atlas. As facts: 18 well-attested. As cited relationships: 4 holds, 1 connected. Plus 4 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies, 9 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 general references.
- Sources, 9 claims: 8 well-attested, 1 holds.
- Articles, 6 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 connected, 2 general references.
- Denominations, 3 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
Well-attested
18Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
Holds
4Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
General References
4Abuse Inquiries and Response Policies
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