Pope Francis has lifted Vatican secrecy rules
governing sexual abuse cases, the Vatican announced
on Tuesday.
The move will allow the Catholic Church to hand over
documents related to sexual abuse cases to civil
authorities. Branches of the church do that in many
countries already, but the practice is not universal.
Abolishing what’s called “pontifical secrecy” will also
allow victims to be informed of the outcome of their
cases at the Vatican.
The pope’s special declaration, called a Rescript, does
not change the privacy rules around reporting sexual
abuse or Vatican trials of alleged abusers.
The declaration comes on Pope Francis’ 83rd
birthday.
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