Second Meeting – building safer environments – Protection for Minors and Vulnerable Persons Against Abuse
The CVX-CLC Global Safeguarding Committee, with members representing different regions of our world community – Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, and North America – has begun a major review of Standing Order 16 (SO16): Protection for Minors and Vulnerable Persons Against Abuse.
The review marks a vital step in strengthening the community’s global safeguarding framework and ensuring that it reflects both our charism and lived realities of CVX-CLC as an Ignatian Lay Apostolic Body.
In its initial assessment, the committee identified significant structural gaps requiring clarification, expansion, and deeper integration into our community life. The intention is to extend the scope of SO16 to all those connected with CVX-CLC: members, affiliates, children, adults, retreatants, vulnerable persons, and all who are engaged in its apostolic initiatives.
Key priorities include prevention measures, safeguarding formation, commitment to Christ’s teachings, alignment with international safeguarding standards, protocols for cooperation with civil authorities, and adaptation to regional and local cultural contexts.
