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Catholic Church Risk-Management Efforts Reducing Abuse, Claims

A history of well-publicized events of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church have led to much soul-searching, resulting in new and improved risk-management guidelines and procedures to protect children and youth. These changes have lowered injuries as well as claims, according to a priest and risk manager for the church.

By Caroline McDonald | Updated on September 29, 2011

A history of well-publicized events of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church have led to much soul-searching in recent years, resulting in new and improved risk-management guidelines and procedures to protect children and youth.

These changes, according to recent studies, have lowered injuries as well as claims.

The 2010 annual report from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops states that in 2009, there was a 36 percent decline from 2008 in allegations of abuse involving Catholic dioceses clergy.

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