South Korea's Catholic Church said Friday it will form a special committee to fight sexual assault within the church amid a controversy over a priest's alleged attempt to rape a female volunteer worker in the past.
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of Korea announced that it reached a decision to form a committee addressing sexual violence within the church at the conference's five-day spring general meeting, which started on Monday.
The committee will be comprised of around 10 members ranging from clergy to rank-and-file Catholic devotees and will include women. The body will try to study the context behind assault cases within the church and propose measures to prevent sexual violence.
Archbishop Hyginus Kim Hee-joong, head of the Catholic Bishops` Conference of Korea, bows in front of cameras at the conference`s office in eastern Seoul on Feb. 28 after reading a statement of apology in response to an allegation of attempted rape by a priest. (Yonhap)
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