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One interesting part of my wife’s job is designing Catholic churches and buildings to decrease opportunities for sexual abuse. Where you put bathrooms, access control, reducing hidden areas, natural surveillance, etc. This is a huge part of the reform that no one talks about.
To use two examples, a student who needs to use the bathroom should not have to walk through a common area that can be accessed by people who aren’t vetted, and priest offices should have large windows visible to people passing by. Plus a million other considerations.
The tricky part is that the types of environmental modifications that make abuse less likely can also make it more vulnerable to school shooters. Horrible we have to think about this stuff but I’m glad it’s being done. Also please tell the diocese to give my wife a raise.
