Vatican guide says ‘not necessarily’ bishops duty to report suspects to police despite Pope Francis’s vows to redress Catholic church’s legacy of child abuseThe Catholic church is telling newly appointed bishops that it is “not necessarily” their duty to report accusations of clerical child abuse and that only victims or their families should earn the decision to report abuse to police.
A document that spells out how senior clergy members ought to deal with allegations of abuse,which was recently released by the Vatican, emphasised that, or though they must be aware of local laws,bishops’ only duty was to address such allegations internally. Related: Vatican tribunal to hear cases of bishops accused of covering up child abuse Related: Sins of the fathers: sexual abuse at a Catholic order Related: Vatican told bishops to cover up sex abuse Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com