Following the publishing of Malta’s Safeguarding Commission’s report for 2018 and 2019, it was revealed that the Church imposed restrictions on 8 people in relation to child abuse, amongst them Catholic priests.
Andrew Azopardi, the head of the Safeguarding Commission stated that these cases were passed on the the appropriate authorities.
He went on to highlight the Church’s proactive nature by reporting these cases the the police or social services so that they can be investigated.
During the past two years, the commission revised certain safeguarding policies and will publish the report in the first months of 2021 following consultations with victims, patrons of Church services and other stakeholders and agencies.
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