The agreement that has been reached, "with the ensuing sacrifices", explains father Lombardi, is also a sign of such commitment, of the decision to turn over a painful page and look ahead, in the direction of prevention and the creation of a safer and safer environment for children and teenagers, in all the areas of the pastoral of the Church. Nevertheless, since the problem of abuses against children and the proper protection of children, by no means concern the Church only, but also concerns many other institutions, the latter too should take the necessary measures". The Church, "aware of its responsibility for the education of the young concludes the director of the Vatican Newsroom , intends, therefore, to play a key role in the fight against paedophilia, that is now rightly involving wider and wider areas of society in many countries of the world".