Marie Collins

Marie Collins (2nd from right), who served as a memer of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, watches as Cardinal Sean Patrick O'Malley (right) speaks during their briefing at the Holy See’s press office at the Vatican in Rome on May 3,

The Vatican is ‘all words, no action’ on addressing child sex abuse

Justice

Marie Collins was sexually abused as a child by a Catholic priest in Ireland. In 2014, she joined the Vatican’s commission for the protection of minors, hoping to help make changes. Now, she has resigned in frustration.

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