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The Catholic child protection expert Hans Zollner calls for a stronger restriction of access to child pornography on the Internet. This is technically feasible, but is not wanted by many for economic reasons, the Jesuit criticises in a new podcast "Würde.Leben" (Dignity.Life), which he is producing with the Catholic media house Sankt Michaelsbund in Munich. The first episode was published on Thursday on mk-online.de with a view to the World Day for the Rights of the Child (20 November). The theologian and psychotherapist heads the Catholic Child Protection Centre CCP at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.

The abuse scandals in the Catholic Church challenged people to convert, said the 54-year-old. The church must first be there for those affected, who share in their suffering, and must not worry about itself first. "For that is the perception that it is first and foremost about ourselves, about our institution, about our reputation and standing.

Zollner said that awareness of the need to do something about these crimes had grown considerably in the church, but not enough. "I get upset when arguments come up in the church, such as 'The subject will soon be over, let's get this over with now and then we can get back to our everyday lives'.

The Jesuit sees the Catholic church in principle as a "children's rights and child protection organisation, even if that sounds strange to European ears after the abuse scandals". The church had its specific responsibility and a special accountability, but it could not act as a know-it-all.

The podcast will be updated every four weeks with new episodes, says the Michaelsbund. Zollner wants to encourage as many people in the German-speaking world as possible to talk openly about sexual and other forms of abuse. According to the editors, the series will deal with the protection of children and adults, perpetrator profiles and the fear of exposure, among other things.

Jesuiten Deutschland

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