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Vatican revises Church law on sexual abuse and other issues 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 concer...

Pope Francis has made an extensive revision to the Catholic Church's canon law specifically addressing those found guilty of sexual abuse, in a bid to improve the Vatican's ability to combat the prob…

Changes introduce new categories and language in attempt to give bishops less wiggle room

Pope Francis toughened the rules on sexual abuse for clergy in a new round of changes to the Vatican’s Code of Canon Law.

The new section was expanded to include crimes such as "grooming" of minors or vulnerable adults for sexual abuse and possessing child pornography.