By En Claro Journal

April 2026

The vulnerability of minors within sacred spaces is not a new wound, it is one often hidden beneath the language of trust and reverence. However, we tend to drift toward extremes: to see every leader as a threat disguised in holiness, or to believe that within the walls of the church, harm could never happen. Yet truth rarely lives at the edges; it waits where discernment is willing to look.

God does not ask us to be swayed by words, appearances, or fleeting projections, but to look deeper, to the fruit that is ripen over time. We are not called to condemn, but neither are we called to remain blind. We are called to judge, and to judge wisely.

In moments like these, scripture becomes our lens. The steady, unchanging measure through which we examine those given and entrusted with authority, and the quiet reflection through which we examine ourselves.

There are many cases, quietly unfolding. Being carefully examined–stretching across cities, and across nations. This reality does not belong to one church, one name, or one body; it is broader, heavier than we would like to admit.

Knowing the names, the processes, the patterns, is not to live in scandal, but to awaken discernment. Awareness becomes a form of protection: for our communities, for the vulnerable, and for who we choose to welcome into the body of Christ.

Yet there is a sacred boundary we must not cross. The stories and details of those harmed–of the victims and involved, are not ours to carry publicly, nor to expose. Their pain is not a spectacle, it is something to be held with reverence and care.

So, we move forward–with both tenderness and truth: carrying the heart of Christ within us, while not neglecting the weight of His justice. For mercy and justice are not opposites. They meet in the same holy place.

Within this section of the journal, we step into a necessary and ongoing conversation, one that acknowledges recent cases, as well as those still under investigation. We will also examine the unseen weight of abuse: physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual. In the weeks to follow, this topic will continue to develop through a series of statements that seek not only to inform, but to awaken discernment and care for the vulnerable.