The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) gathered for the 2019 Spring General Assembly in Baltimore, June 11-14. During the assembly, the bishops discussed and voted on bishop accountability measures to respond to the abuse crisis and also heard reports from the National Advisory Council and an annual progress report by the National Review …
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(Revised and Approved October 2021) INTRODUCTION The Diocese of St. Petersburg is committed to the well-being of those served by the Church. The People of God have a right to be able to trust those who minister to them in God’s name. The violation of this trust through Sexual Abuse by any Church Personnel is …
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Click here to view Diocese of St. Petersburg Policy for the Protection of Children and Vulneable Adults. To ensure that diocesan policies are followed, the Diocese of St. Petersburg volunteers to participate in an independent audit each year. To read our audit compliance letters, click here. On April 15, 1992, the Diocese of St. Petersburg …
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The Diocese of St. Petersburg Policy for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults requires Safe Environment Program (SEP) Training for all adults who wish to have unsupervised access to and or the care, responsibility, and or supervision of children and youth and vulnerable adults. All employees are required to take this child safety/vulnerable adult training as a …
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Letter to the People of the Diocese of St. Petersburg May 28, 2011 Dear Sisters and Brothers in the Risen Lord: In May 2006, I issued a letter to the people of the Diocese of St. Petersburg regarding what we were going to do to protect children and vulnerable adults. Given the stories that have …
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