Anonymous ID: 094bdb Dec. 17, 2019, 11:15 a.m. No.7535756   🗄️.is 🔗kun

Pope lifts 'pontifical secret' rule in sex abuse cases

 

The Pope has declared that the rule of "pontifical secrecy" no longer applies to the sexual abuse of minors, in a bid to improve transparency in such cases.

 

The Church previously shrouded sexual abuse cases in secrecy, in what it said was an effort to protect the privacy of victims and reputations of the accused.

 

But new papal documents on Tuesday lifted restrictions on those who report abuse or say they have been victims.

 

Church leaders called for the rule's abolition at a February Vatican summit.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-50824842