French Catholic priests forced to wear QR codes for sex offender status

[Kamaji]

French Catholic priests forced to wear QR codes for sex offender status

By Natalie O'Neill
May 17, 2023

Catholic priests in France will be forced to wear scannable QR codes to signal whether they are sex offenders as part of a national crackdown on abuse, according to church officials.

Under the new system, people can scan the wallet-size cards with their smartphones to receive one of three color codes revealing the clergy member’s “status,” according to the Bishops’ Conference of France.

Red shows that the priest has been stripped of his clerical position potentially due to child sex abuse, though the nature of the sanction is not specified.

Green is a sign that the priest is in good standing, while orange indicates he’s not yet fully qualified to lead Mass.

The system  — announced May 10 in an effort by the church to appear more “transparent” — also applies to bishops and deacons, France 24 reported.

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Source:  https://nypost.com/2023/05/17/catholic-priests-in-france-forced-to-wear-qr-codes-to-reveal-sex-offender-status/

[PeteS in CA]

All Catholic priests must wear a QR code? Not just those convicted of abuse? Even though there are two different QR codes, doesn’t that basically label all Catholic priest as convicted abusers? Realistically, will ordinary people take the time to scan the code?

And what about clergy of other denominations and religions? Are they off the code-hook?

[Kamaji]

All Catholic priests must wear a QR code? Not just those convicted of abuse? Even though there are two different QR codes, doesn’t that basically label all Catholic priest as convicted abusers? Realistically, will ordinary people take the time to scan the code?

And what about clergy of other denominations and religions? Are they off the code-hook?

Since it was apparently introduced by the catholic church itself, it likely only applies to catholic priests.

[libertybele]

All Catholic priests must wear a QR code? Not just those convicted of abuse? Even though there are two different QR codes, doesn’t that basically label all Catholic priest as convicted abusers? Realistically, will ordinary people take the time to scan the code?

And what about clergy of other denominations and religions? Are they off the code-hook?

Perhaps it will curtail the abuse???

[jafo2010]

The only thing that will curb abuse is to penalize the church itself.  Remove their tax exempt status at a church that has an abusive priest and all of a sudden the church will END their efforts to protect these predators.  Do that for a period of ten years, and the church will force these monsters out of their ranks.