Inihayag ng Archdiocese of Cebu na nakabalik na sa serbisyo ang tatlong pari na umano’y na uugnay sa reklamong sexual abuse sa mga menor de edad.
Ang naturang kumpirmasyon ay inilabas ng Archdiocese ng Cebu matapos ilathala ng watchdog na Bishop Accountability.Org na nasa 82 pari sa Pilipinas ang nauugnay sa mga reklamo sa mga kabataan.
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Sa inilabas na pahayag ng Archdiocese of Cebu sa kanilang opiysal na Facebook account noong Huwebes, Enero 30, 2025 iginiit nito na kinikilala umano nila ang mga datos na inilabas ng Bishop Accountability.Org na isang paalala upang mas maging banal pa raw sa paglilingkod.
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“The recent release of the database of Filipino priests referred to in the list, reminds us all of the need to continue to come together with renewed energies to make the Archdiocese of Cebu one hundred percent compliant to all the necessary measures needed to embody the holiness and compassion that Christ call us to all live out,” anang Archdiocese.
Kasunod nito, nilinaw ng archdiocese na nakabalik lamang ang tatlong paring may reklamo ng sexual abuse matapos nilang sumailalim sa umano’y legal at canonical process kung saan pinahintulutan silang makabalik sa ministry works.
“On this note, we attest that of the names listed, only three names are identified as incardinated in the archdiocese and have already been re-integrated in active ministry today but only because they have gone through the required legal and canonical processes in the past and have been determined by competent civil and ecclesiastical authorities as fit to return to active ministry but with continued guidance and supervision,” saad ng Archdiocese of Cebu.
Samantala, sa inilabas namang pahayag ni Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) President Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David of Kalookan, hinimok niya ang publiko na huwag umanong matakot na magreklamo sa anumang pang-aabuso ng kaparian at maging ang simbahan daw ay kinikilala ang batas.
"We welcome initiatives intended to hold people in whatever form of authority accountable, including the Church. This is part of the Pope’s call for a more synodal Church. The Church, being a human institution, is not exempt from sin and corruption. Admittedly, lack of accountability compromises our moral and spiritual authority," anang Cardinal.
Dagdag pa niya, "Please don’t hesitate to file complaints against abusive clerics whether in the civil or church forums."
