Survivors of clergy sex abuse and their advocates are dismayed by a
document for new Catholic bishops which suggests they do not need to
report abuse to legal authorities, released this month after being used
at a September training session for new church leaders.
“According to the state of civil laws of each country where reporting
is obligatory, it is not necessarily the duty of the bishop to report
suspects to authorities, the police or state prosecutors in the moment
when they are made aware of crimes or sinful deeds,” the guidelines say,
according to the Guardian.
http://www.rocketnews.com/2016/02/vaticans-guidelines-for-reporting-sex-abuse-spark-disbelief/
http://www.rocketnews.com/2016/02/vaticans-guidelines-for-reporting-sex-abuse-spark-disbelief/
