By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Every three years, the Diocese of Honolulu undergoes an audit to assess its compliance with guidelines established by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to address allegations of sexual abuse of minors by Catholic clergy. The “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People” was created in […]
Audit finds diocese in full compliance with sex abuse Charter
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald An audit conducted in July found the Diocese of Honolulu in full compliance with the U.S. bishops’ “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People,” the set of procedures the bishops established in 2002 for addressing allegations of sexual abuse of minors by Catholic clergy. A letter […]