Bishops SHOULD not MUST Title: Vatican Tells Bishops to Report Sex Abuse to Police (but Doesn’t Require It) Author: Elisabetta Povoledo Publisher: New York Times Date: 06JUL2020 Advocates for abuse victims had long asked the Roman Catholic Church to make this change, but said the new guidance still gives bishops too much leeway. ROME —
Archbishop Giacomo Morandi Vademecum Title: Archbishop Morandi: “A manual to explain how to act when abuse is reported” Author: Andrea Tornielli Publisher: Vatican News Date: 16JUL2020 The Secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith explains how a new guide for reports of abuse will help Bishops and Religious Superiors. Archbishop Morandi says the
Vatican Vademecum Clergy Abuse Title: Vatican issues guide for investigating priests accused of abuse Author: Christopher Lamb Publisher: The Tablet Date: 16JUL2020 The Vatican has issued a detailed guide for how Church leaders should handle allegations of abuse by clergy against children. The handbook, a Vademecum, sets out how bishops and religious superiors should investigate abuse, including the obligation to
Pope Francis Abuse Manual Title: Vatican publishes handbook for bishops and religious superiors to guide response to abuse allegations Author: Gerard O’Connell Publisher: America Media Date: 16JUL2020 In a major step forward in combating the abuse of minors and vulnerable adults by clergy in the Catholic Church, the Vatican has today published a “vademecum” or
Pope Directs Bishops Police Title: “Vatican says bishops should report sex abuse to police” Author: Nicole Winfield Publisher: ABC News and Associated Press Date: 16JUL2020 VATICAN CITY — The Vatican told bishops around the world on Thursday they should report cases of clergy sex crimes to police even when not legally bound to do so, in
Vatican Handbook Clergy Abuse Title: Vatican pushes for uniform approach in handling clerical abuse Author: Elise Ann Allen Publisher: Crux Date: 16JUL2020 ROME – In a bid to universalize the Catholic Church’s approach to handling clerical abuse cases, the Vatican Thursday issued a new handbook outlining the procedures to follow when an ordained minister is accused