Protecting children and vulnerable people from harm is a top priority in our Church today and flows out of the example Jesus gave us where children and the vulnerable were not only welcome but safe in His company.

Protecting children and vulnerable adults from harm is a top priority in our Church today and flows out of the example Jesus gave us where children and the vulnerable were not only welcome but safe in His company.

Procedures for the prevention of and response to sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in New Zealand have been approved by the NZ Catholic Bishops Conference and the Congregational Leaders Conference of Aotearoa New Zealand.

You can find these procedures here.