Catholic Church Tells Bishops They Don’t Have To Report Pedophilia
VATICAN: CATHOLIC BISHOPS MAY FORGIVE PEDOPHILE PRIESTS. THERE IS “NO NEED” FOR POLICE.
Baxter Dmitry
YourNewsWire.com
May 25, 2017
A new policy guideline for Catholic bishops released this month states that it is “not necessarily” the duty of bishops to report accusations of clerical child abuse to the police.
Making it clear that the church considers it acceptable for bishops to turn a blind eye to pedophilia among their ranks, the policy guideline states that only the child victims or their families should make the decision to report abuse to police.
Decades of depravity and scandals involving Catholic dioceses covering up allegations of sexual abuse of minors by clergy clearly hasn’t made much of an impression on Pope Francis and the Vatican.
The Guardian reports:
A document that spells out how senior clergy members ought to deal with allegations of abuse, which was recently released by the Vatican, emphasised that, though they must be aware of local laws, bishops’ only duty was to address such allegations internally.
“According to the state of civil laws of each country where reporting is obligatory, it is not necessarily the duty of the bishop to report suspects to authorities, the police or state prosecutors in the moment when they are made aware of crimes or sinful deeds,” the training document states.
The training guidelines were written by a controversial French monsignor and psychotherapist, Tony Anatrella, who serves as a consultant to the Pontifical Council for the Family. The Vatican released the guidelines – which are part of a broader training programme for newly named bishops – at a press conference earlier this month and is now seeking feedback.
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