{"id":74171,"date":"2026-03-05T06:25:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T06:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=74171"},"modified":"2026-03-05T06:25:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T06:25:57","slug":"archdiocese-of-new-orleans-issues-public-apology-to-abuse-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/fr\/learn\/archdiocese-of-new-orleans-issues-public-apology-to-abuse-victims\/","title":{"rendered":"L'archidioc\u00e8se de La Nouvelle-Orl\u00e9ans pr\u00e9sente ses excuses publiques aux victimes d'abus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 100%; margin-bottom: 25px;\">\n  <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/res.cloudinary.com\/ewtn\/image\/upload\/v1745613361\/images\/downtownneworleans043024.jpg?ssl=1\" style=\"display: block; margin: auto; max-width: 100%\" \/><br \/>\n  <span style=\"text-align: right; font-style: italic;\">La cath\u00e9drale Saint-Louis et Jackson Square vus au coucher du soleil pr\u00e8s du quartier fran\u00e7ais dans le centre-ville de La Nouvelle-Orl\u00e9ans le 10 avril 2010. | Cr\u00e9dit : Graythen\/Getty Images<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>5 janv. 2026 \/ 18h32 (CNA).<\/p>\n<p>L'archidioc\u00e8se de La Nouvelle-Orl\u00e9ans a publi\u00e9 une lettre adress\u00e9e aux victimes d'abus sexuels sur mineurs, pr\u00e9sentant ses excuses pour le \u00ab pr\u00e9judice inexcusable \u00bb qu'elles ont subi.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab Au nom du clerg\u00e9, des religieux et des la\u00efcs de l'archidioc\u00e8se de La Nouvelle-Orl\u00e9ans \u00bb, l'archev\u00eaque Gregory Aymond de La Nouvelle-Orl\u00e9ans a exprim\u00e9 dans la lettre du 26 d\u00e9cembre 2025 son \u00ab profond regret face au pr\u00e9judice tragique et inexcusable \u00bb subi par les survivants d'abus sur mineurs.<\/p>\n<p>La lettre a \u00e9t\u00e9 rendue publique le 4 janvier et souligne que l'archidioc\u00e8se de La Nouvelle-Orl\u00e9ans \u00ab assume la responsabilit\u00e9 des abus \u00bb. Mgr Aymond a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 que l'archidioc\u00e8se \u00ab s'engage \u00e0 assurer la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 des enfants et de toutes les personnes vuln\u00e9rables dans le cadre de notre minist\u00e8re \u00bb.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab Je vous pr\u00e9sente mes sinc\u00e8res excuses pour le traumatisme caus\u00e9 \u00e0 vous et \u00e0 vos proches en tant que survivant d'abus sexuels perp\u00e9tr\u00e9s par un membre du clerg\u00e9, une religieuse ou un religieux, ou un employ\u00e9 la\u00efc ou b\u00e9n\u00e9vole travaillant au sein de l'\u00c9glise catholique \u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Mgr Aymond.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab J'ai honte que vous ou quiconque ayez pu \u00eatre victime d'abus sexuels de la part d'une personne travaillant au sein de l'\u00c9glise catholique. Les abus sexuels sont un mal inexcusable, et j'ai honte que vous ou quiconque ayez pu \u00eatre victime d'abus sexuels de la part d'une personne travaillant au sein de l'\u00c9glise catholique. \u00bb<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab Sachez que vous n'\u00eates pas responsable des abus dont vous avez \u00e9t\u00e9 victime \u00bb, a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 Mgr Aymond. \u00ab Vous \u00e9tiez et vous \u00eates totalement innocent et n'avez rien fait pour m\u00e9riter la douleur que vous avez subie en raison de ce crime odieux qu'est l'abus sexuel sur mineur. \u00bb<\/p>\n<h2>Dispositions de \u00ab reconnaissance \u00bb<\/h2>\n<p>La publication de cette lettre s'inscrit dans le cadre d'une \u00ab vaste campagne de sensibilisation m\u00e9diatique \u00bb visant \u00e0 exprimer l'\u00ab engagement de l'archidioc\u00e8se de La Nouvelle-Orl\u00e9ans envers les dispositions non mon\u00e9taires \u00e9nonc\u00e9es dans son     <a href=\"https:\/\/files.ecatholic.com\/16596\/documents\/2025\/12\/Non-Monetary%20Plan%20Provisions%20ECF%20No.%204738-7%20120525.pdf?t=1765030072000\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">plan de r\u00e8glement du chapitre 11<\/a>,\u201d     <a href=\"https:\/\/clarionherald.org\/news\/archdiocese-releases-public-apology-letter-to-all-abuse-claimants\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">selon<\/a> au Clarion Herald, le journal officiel de l'archidioc\u00e8se.<\/p>\n<p>La lettre fait suite \u00e0 l'accord d'octobre 2025     <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/267507\/sex-abuse-victims-in-new-orleans-archdiocese-approve-230-dollars-million-settlement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">approval<\/a> pour un r\u00e8glement de faillite de $230 millions de dollars destin\u00e9 \u00e0 indemniser plus de 650 victimes apr\u00e8s cinq ans de proc\u00e9dure judiciaire.<\/p>\n<p>La     <a href=\"https:\/\/www.laeb.uscourts.gov\/archdioceseofneworleansch11\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dossier du chapitre 11<\/a> d\u00e9pos\u00e9 en 2020, qui met en \u00e9vidence un certain nombre de proc\u00e9dures dans ses dispositions non mon\u00e9taires \u00ab pour favoriser la protection de l'enfance et pr\u00e9venir les abus sexuels sur mineurs \u00bb. Dans sa section \u00ab reconnaissance \u00bb, le document pr\u00e9voit des lettres d'excuses individuelles et une lettre d'excuses publique.<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab C'est mon espoir fervent qu'alors que nous menons ces     <a href=\"https:\/\/www.laeb.uscourts.gov\/archdioceseofneworleansch11\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chapter 11<\/a> proc\u00e9dures \u00e0 leur terme, vous puissiez trouver un sentiment de paix, de justice et de gu\u00e9rison \u00bb, a \u00e9crit Mgr Aymond dans la lettre. \u00ab Je vous porte, vous et tous les survivants d'abus, dans mes pri\u00e8res quotidiennes et j'encourage tout le monde \u00e0 se joindre \u00e0 moi pour prier pour vous. \u00bb<\/p>\n<p>La lettre sera diffus\u00e9e par le biais de multiples m\u00e9dias au cours des prochains jours et semaines.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/268895\/new-orleans-apology-abuse-victims\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/268895\/new-orleans-apology-abuse-victims<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La cath\u00e9drale Saint-Louis et Jackson Square sont vus au coucher du soleil pr\u00e8s du quartier fran\u00e7ais dans le centre-ville de La Nouvelle-Orl\u00e9ans le 10 avril 2010. | Cr\u00e9dit : Graythen\/Getty Images 5 janv. 2026 \/ 18h32 (CNA). L'archidioc\u00e8se de La Nouvelle-Orl\u00e9ans a publi\u00e9 une lettre adress\u00e9e aux victimes d'abus sexuels sur mineurs pour s'excuser du \u00ab pr\u00e9judice inexcusable \u00bb qu'elles ont subi. 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