Prelate: No obligation to compensate victims.

The article focuses on the statement made by Belgian Archbishop Andr�E9;-Joseph L�E9;onard of Mechelen-Brussels during the parliamentary committee hearing on sexual abuse of children concerning the church's responsibility with the victims. It notes that L�E9;onard's comments on the compensation issues for the victims received negative feedback from the panel. It conveys that the committee was created to investigate cases of abuses involving priests and lay workers.