The Pilot Project

The Transparency Commission's work began with a pilot project in the Archdiocese of Panama, assessing the handling of cases of sexual abuse between 2001 and 2025. The Commission collected data from the archives of the diocese, conducted interviews with stakeholders within the Church, and gathered testimonies outside the archdiocese, studied the socio-cultural context of the Church in Panama, and mapped media coverage.

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