Pope Francis admitting publicly in February that priests have used nuns as 'sexual slaves' -- and may still be doing so.
In Morocco, Pope Francis will be visiting a country where more than 99 percent of the country is Sunni Muslim. AFP/File/Tiziana FABI
Every diocese in the world will now be obliged to have a system for the reporting of abuse, under a new law published by the Vatican — but the requirement will not apply to secrets revealed to priests in the confessional. The “Motu Proprio”, a legal document issued under the pope’s personal authority, declares that anyone who has knowledge of abuse, or suspects it, is “obliged to report promptly” to the Church, using “easily accessible systems”.
Under the new measure, every diocese around the world is obliged by June 2020 to create a system for the reporting of sexual abuse by clerics, the use of child pornography and cover-ups of abuse.The document focuses particularly on the sexual or psychological abuse of children and vulnerable adults, but also targets sexual abuse and violence resulting from an abuse of authority — such as the exploitation of nuns by priests.
They also want all abusers or suspected abusers to be reported to police, and any abuse-related files handed over to them.
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