Most Catholics know about the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, adopted by American bishops in 2002, because they see announcements about it regularly in parish bulletins. Kathleen Bagg, the diocesan communications director, said it's likely the lack of local reaction could result from awareness of those changes. "I think it was secretive for many years, but I think they have changed the way they are handling that," she said. Previous sex scandals, Teira noted, have led the church to install safeguards and procedures to handle abuse cases. "It's not a reasonable thing to look at." "Yes, the buck does stop with him, but it's like saying Obama should know what a teacher in Florida is doing," Teira said. Kim Teira, a parishioner at San Juan Del Rio parish, said blaming Benedict for a priest's immoral behavior is misguided.
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