What a groundbreaking idea!! Report the sexual abuse of children to LE. The key word, however, is suggests. How sad. The bishops still get to decide what does and what does not get reported.
How hard can it be to mandate an immediate report?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110516...DeW5fdG9wX3N0b3JpZXMEc2xrA3ZhdGljYW5zdWdnZQ--
Vatican suggests bishops report abuse to police
"The Vatican told bishops around the world Monday that it is important to cooperate with police in reporting priests who rape and molest children and asked them to develop guidelines for preventing sex abuse by next May.
But the letter from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith made no provision to ensure the bishops actually follow the guidelines, and victims groups immediately denounced the recommendations as "dangerously flawed" because they stress the exclusive authority of bishops to determine the credibility of abuse allegations...."
more at link
How hard can it be to mandate an immediate report?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110516...DeW5fdG9wX3N0b3JpZXMEc2xrA3ZhdGljYW5zdWdnZQ--
Vatican suggests bishops report abuse to police
"The Vatican told bishops around the world Monday that it is important to cooperate with police in reporting priests who rape and molest children and asked them to develop guidelines for preventing sex abuse by next May.
But the letter from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith made no provision to ensure the bishops actually follow the guidelines, and victims groups immediately denounced the recommendations as "dangerously flawed" because they stress the exclusive authority of bishops to determine the credibility of abuse allegations...."
more at link
