Sweeping new Church laws issued by Pope Francis to protect minors and hold bishops accountable reinforce the message that the days of covering up or ignoring abuse allegations are over, said the Vatican’s top abuse investigator.
The new norms send “a very strong message that disclosure is the order of the day, and not silence,” when it comes to abuse of minors and abuses of power, said Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta, adjunct secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
https://www.catholicregister.org/home/international/item/29506-no-more-silence-on-abuse
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