Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference releases national code of conduct vaticannews.va

A national code of conduct has been released by the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC) for people ministering in Catholic dioceses around Australia.

A new document
In a press release published on 8 April by the ACBC, the bishops present the 32-page document, which they say is a means “of furthering the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference’s ongoing commitment to the safety of children and vulnerable people.”

The Document, entitled “Integrity in Our Common Mission” (link) was approved by the bishops at their plenary meeting in November 2023 and replaces earlier codes such as Integrity in Ministry for clergy and Religious, and Integrity in the Service of the Church for Church lay workers, and brings these into a single presentation, as requested by the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sex Abuse.

It reflects the National Catholic Safeguarding Standards and aims to " assist in the formation and induction of clergy and lay pastoral leaders to reflect integrity in all aspects of their lives”….

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