Vatican Appeals Court Sentences Priest to Prison for Sexual Abuse of Teen
The allegations against the priest were first reported by Italian journalists in 2017 and by the Associated Press in 2018.
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Mumbai priest's conviction for child abuse sparks debate on church guidelines for victim protection
The Indian Church must bring in a new approach to victim support and transparency in procedures to combat the clergy abuse of minors and vulnerable adults.
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Analysis: A canon lawyer reviews the first major changes to church law since 1983
The latest revisions to Catholic Church law all point to significant gaps in the church’s law, requiring swift action from a canonical perspective.
Source: americamagazine.org
Pope revises Church law, updates rules on sexual abuse
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Tuesday issued the most extensive revision to Catholic Church law in four decades, insisting that bishops take action against clerics who abuse minors and vulnerable adults, commit fraud or attempt to ordain women. The revision, which has been in the works since 2009, involves all of section six of the Church's Code of Canon Law, a seven-book code of about 1,750 articles. It replaced the code approved by Pope John Paul II in 1983 and will take effect on Dec. 8. The revised section, involving about 90 articles concerning crime and puni...
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