Church Complies with Safe-Child Rules ; an Independent Audit Finds the Portland Diocese Meets the Requirements of the 2002 Charter.

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland is complying with the Church's child protection measures, according to an outside audit that included checks on several parishes.

The annual audit by the Gavin Group was done in September. This year, the Maine diocese volunteered to be one of the first in the nation to undergo an expanded audit that included visits to parishes to ensure that they are complying with the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.

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Church Complies with Safe-Child Rules ; an Independent Audit Finds the Portland Diocese Meets the Requirements of the 2002 Charter.

The charter was adopted in 2002 by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in response to the scandal involving prie...

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