Former policies of spiritual repentance & rehabilitation for sexual offenders did not work.
In years past, reporting was a matter of conscience for clerics and religious. With the new motu proprio, it becomes Church law.
Rome, May 10, 2019 (LifeSiteNews).— Pope Francis on Thursday issued an apostolic letter that requires all priests and other religious to report to their superiors any credible accusations of clerical sexual abuse and cover-ups.
The Pope’s motu proprio is titled “You are the Light of the World” (Vos estis lux mundi), which is taken from the Gospel of Matthew and makes mandated reporters of the more than 415,000 priests and more than 700,000 religious women around the world.
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