Authorities in Nebraska have issued subpoenas to more than 400 Catholic churches and entities requesting records related to child sexual assault, officials say
The office of Doug Peterson, the Nebraska Attorney General, said it has appreciated cooperation from the churches in the past. How convicted pedophile Cardinal George Pell was brought to justice"However, the department believes that subpoenas are necessary in order to ensure all reports of impropriety have been submitted to the appropriate authorities," it said."It is our goal that all reports of abuse are subject to complete law enforcement review and investigation as warranted.
"Pope calls abusive clergy 'tools of Satan'The Pope then said he had made a list of 21"reflection points" that were handed out to the assembly of church leaders, which included preparing a"practical handbook" of guidelines for handling abuse cases when accusations emerge.