New Vatican document ‘very disappointing’, says campaigner

Pope Francis at St. Peter's Basilica in The Vatican. 

Veteran campaigner Marie Collins has expressed her disappointment at the changes to the Catholic Church’s penal code announced by the Vatican on Tuesday.

Pope Francis’ changes to the code mean bishops and religious superiors must take action against clerics who abuse minors and vulnerable adults. It makes clear they can be held responsible, and removed from office, for culpable negligence, and for failing to report or investigate sexual crimes.