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religion2 years ago•4 min saved

"Pope Francis strengthens Catholic Church's sex abuse laws"

Pope Francis has updated a 2019 church law aimed at holding senior churchmen accountable for covering up sexual abuse cases, expanding it to cover lay Catholic leaders and reaffirming that vulnerable adults and not just children can be victims of abuse when they are unable to freely consent. The law was praised at the time for laying out precise mechanisms to investigate complicit bishops and religious superiors, but implementation has been uneven, and abuse survivors have criticized the Vatican for a continued lack of transparency about the cases.

via ABC News|

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religion2 years ago•2 min saved

Pope Francis strengthens Catholic Church's sex abuse laws.

Pope Francis has updated a 2019 church law aimed at holding senior churchmen accountable for covering up cases of sex abuse, expanding it to cover lay Catholic leaders and reaffirming that vulnerable adults can also be victims of abuse when they are unable to consent. The new rules conform to other changes in the Catholic Church’s handling of abuse that have been issued since then. The law contained precise timelines to initiate investigations if allegations were well-founded, and that has been retained with some modifications.

via NBC News|

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religion2 years ago•3 min saved

Pope strengthens laws against clergy and lay leaders' sexual abuse.

Pope Francis has updated the Church's norms to prevent and counter sexual abuse against minors and vulnerable adults, extending the norms to cover lay leaders of international associations of the faithful recognized by the Holy See. The updated version of the motu proprio Vos estis lux mundi was published on Saturday, and enters into force on 30 April. The most significant change introduced in the new version of the normative text concerns the provisions in "Title II" which lay out the responsibilities of bishops, religious superiors, and clerics in charge of a particular Church or Prelature.

via Vatican News - English|

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