MRP-2008:3

3. Righteous. The responsibility of the Church must include justice for those negatively affected as well as the offenders. The spouse and other family members of an offender, and the welfare of the congregation will become major concerns of the restoring body. The Church must be sensitive and responsive to the spiritual, psychological and economic needs of all who have been adversely affected by the offender’s actions. It is important that the reality of their pain and the wrongfulness of the abuse be acknowledged.