Victims welcome abolition of Vatican sex abuse secrecy rules

Clerical abuse victims have welcomed the decision by Pope Francis to abolish the Vatican’s strict secrecy rules covering sex abuse proceedings.

Victims welcome abolition of Vatican sex abuse secrecy rules
Wed, 18 Dec, 2019 - 06:54
Neil Michael

Clerical abuse victims have welcomed the decision by Pope Francis to abolish the Vatican’s strict secrecy rules covering sex abuse proceedings.

The changes are contained in the latest Vatican rescriptums, issued by the Pope to rewrite specific articles of canon law or previously issued papal documents.

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