O'Malley has been working to support his updated rules for reporting clerical sex abuse. The current Vatican guidelines call for bishops to report suspected abuse to authorities only if the law requires them to do so.
O'Malley released a statement calling Roman Catholic bishops to maintain their "moral and ethical responsibility" to report instances of clerical sex abuse - laws or no. "The crimes and sins of the sexual abuse of children must not be kept secret for any longer. I pledge the zealous vigilance of the church to protect children and the promise of accountability for all," O'Malley said, quoting Pope Francis.
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O'Malley released a statement calling Roman Catholic bishops to maintain their "moral and ethical responsibility" to report instances of clerical sex abuse - laws or no. "The crimes and sins of the sexual abuse of children must not be kept secret for any longer. I pledge the zealous vigilance of the church to protect children and the promise of accountability for all," O'Malley said, quoting Pope Francis.
http://www.catholic.org/news/hf/faith/story.php?id=67313