JORDAN PROJECT

ABOUT THE JORDAN PROJECT

It is a scientific research project on the structural causes of abuse of power (conscience, authority, sexual, etc.) within the Catholic Church, from a theological-spiritual perspective.

Commissioned by the Provincial of the Society of Jesus in Spain to UNIJES (Jesuit Universities Spain) in 2020, is co-financed by Porticus.

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It is framed in the ecclesial context of research promoted by Pope Francis in 2018 when he considered the sexual abuse of minors as the visible face of a structural problem of the church.

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The Society of Jesus, in its GC36 (2019) included in its Second Apostolic Preference (Walking with the excluded) its commitment to work in this field. Since that same year, the Province of Spain began its work on intervention and prevention of abuses through its Safe Environment System.

With the Jordán project, he takes another step in the academic field. Starting from theological reflection, its objective is focused on detect abusive systemic dynamics to help deactivate them, as well as the emotional, structural, institutional and legal needs that beat at the bottom of the abuses. From a dialogue between the research staff and the victims, perpetrators and members of the institution, he wants develop proposals for prevention and healing based on evidence. And with this, contribute to generating a culture of good treatment and an ethic of pastoral conduct in the Church.