Pope Francis does the sign of the cross during his weekly general audience, in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 8, 2019.
It’s the latest effort by Francis to respond to the global eruption of the sex abuse and cover-up scandal that has devastated the credibility of the Catholic hierarchy and his own papacy. And it provides a new legal framework for U.S. bishops to use as they prepare to adopt accountability measures next month to respond to the scandal there.
If it is implemented fully, the Vatican could well see an avalanche of abuse and cover-up reports in the coming years. Since the law is procedural and not criminal in nature, it can be applied retroactively, meaning priests and nuns are now required to report even old cases of sexual wrongdoing and cover-up — and enjoy whistleblower protections for doing so.
Why did they wait until now? Why is it his decision? White supremacy is not OK? Why is papel supremacy OK in 2019? Let priest be married and have families. It should not be his call.
Why not the police, church authorities will only hide and expect Jesus to suffer for it.
The Catholic Church under Pope Frank will now break codified law in every country on the planet. No where, except muslim nations, is this practice allowed.
Did not know you have to issue a law for people to report clergy sexual abuse. I already thought there were laws.
duh
Yeah. I think not, Francis. Call the cops and the media. The church couldn’t report their way out of a paper bag
A vile religion
Wow. 2019. And this needed to be decreed as “law”. I wonder what the rush was
This should’ve been a rule long long time ago!
Why not the police ?
trxangeles report it to the superiors coz they know what to do to ensure it will not leak. why not to the police of the countries they belong. The pope must be joking.
trxangeles Susunod kaya sina Tagle at DamaSoc Villegas kay Pontifex ? Saan kaya nila itinago yung Pari na nahuling may tangay na menor de edad? Padir Madrgallejos ang name nya. Eh yung pumatay na Pari sa kanyang kalaguyo na taga CamSur asan na?
trxangeles they should require outside investigation of proper authority inside the church for any case/s of sexual abuse and even corruption.
I dislike how people are hiding behind God and they know that people will cover them because they are priests and it’s obvious that if these things come out, they cannot control people anymore and they don’t want that.
Biggest cult on the planet! Religion is just a tool for fear and control.
It’s about time
How about reporting these crimes to the fucking police?
Quand la délation s'érige en loi, c'est que la dictature est arrivée. Bergoglio est donc bien un Pape Dictateur, ou plutôt un Dictateur qui se fait passer pour Pape.
With all due respect, I trust gas station sushi more than I trust priests to turnover fellow priest who are abusing kids! It also didn’t say to law enforcement.....to superiors! So they can ship them off again? Please.
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All pedos and mother worshippers shall have they're part in the lake of fire.
It’s crazy that he need to declare this and make it a mandatory thing. These people are leaders within communities all around the world and you need to issue a law forcing them to do the right thing.
Worst Pope ever, sad to say.
decmckenzie67
There have been times that information for not reach the Pope
Here in USA this law of the Pope is illegal. Must report to Law enforcement agencies
Law enforcement / police
More fake news!
... Catholic Church is vile. Why not just do what EVERY other church does, and turn crimes over to the police? This disgusting church is nothing but a haven for child molesters.
How about report them to the police just a thought
More cover up from the catholic church...
You spelt 'police' wrong
This is why the catholic church should be dismantled and abolished. All of them should be in prison for this
A vile religion, hypocrites that hide behind a confession
Typical Catholic scum. Makes my atheism more stronger
Taig tout
pope Francis I'll see u in hell dicksucker
No law is needed if one lets God’s law reside in their heart
Only 2000 years late.
100 years to late yae beast
Yeah, because being a decent person and not abusing children or protecting abusers shouldn’t already be a given?! Unreal for any walk of life, let alone a religion who are meant to promote love and set the highest example
Biggest paedophile ring in the world
Just a hotline to the ‘cover up department’... a vile organisation!
No chance of them reporting it to the police then?
covered up before then, corrupt to the core,shut it down
Just hope Celtic fc do the same
Surely morals should have made them do that prior to this law being introduced
If he was serious he would have it reported to the actual authorities.
They didnt before? Wtf
First of all, I don’t understand why priests and nuns can’t get married, especially since marriage is spoken about in the Bible. Secondly, glad the Pope is recognizing the problem, but abuses and cover ups sb reported to the POLICE and let them do the investigations.
yes, report the sexual abuse to your higher-ups who may also be sexual abusers! they will most definitely go to the police and will definitely not continue to cover it up. this i know for sure!
It's crazy that this got done JUST NOW! But never let it be said the church doesn't have your best interests at heart. Even if it takes them decades to figure out what to do about crimes.
What’s up with local law agencies?
NoSexForCatholics EveryoneNeedsANunForFun
So to simplify, peados protecting peados.
Its 2019 and this law has JUST been established... fuckin hell!
Why is this a “new” law?!?!?!?!? Pontifex
He means the police, right?
Look, at least the clergymen aren't PROUD of their child rape. That would be a sin.
And the police
Because they’ve handled it so well up to this point.
I can see the next headlines - Misbehaving priests claim victimization from bishop brutality.
Couple thousands years late...
Superiors and church authorities? How about the police, so it's not covered up? How psychotic are these people? There's a special place in hell, for all the elders that have covered up tens of thousand of reports..
But obviously not the Police authorities
Okay? This is consider groundbreaking? Compared to the dark-ages laws?
And the stupid fools will still be queuing up in churches to put their money in their collection plates whilst receiving a lecture on morality from them as they cover up for the child rapists . These compensation cases won’t pay for themselves you know.
Isn’t this already a law
That’s like cops investigating cops. 🤣
Yet, not the police.
The chairman of the most notorious phedofile ring wants to keep it in the family...
After years of sexual abuse Pope Francis today proclaims that Priests/Nuns with information of abuse must report it immediately to CATHOLIC CHURCH OFFICIALS. How about reporting the raping of children to law enforcement- not those complicit in cover up for centuries!?!
Apparently the church's have brought in contactless card machines for donations now all we need is contactlees priests
Really, pontifex? Continuing to refer child rapist to the church authorities instead of the law, so that it can be buried instead of prosecuted? Obscene.
CatholicCleanUpCrew
Church authorities ,,, how about local authorities...😏😏😏😏
Great let’s tell them so they can cover up more sexual abuse lol No!! How about you tell law enforcement instead ?
He seems to be saying it's not his responsibility to supervise. The worker bees are responsible.
Must report the sex abuse to WHOM?
Wait how was this not a thing before? (Also: going to the police is not a bad idea either.)
REPORT TO THE POLICE. The Vatican policing itself just doesn't work, as we already know.
Wow! Such a great step forward! Nope
How about the damn police. No one trusts this church to do the right thing. How many innocent kids have suffered due to the pathetic church looking out for itself
The pope knows: When the church was founded in the 1st century it was a way for pedophiles to get their hands on young boys, and yes, girls. Priests were regarded as Christ on earth. Children didn't report the abuse because parents wouldn't believe it. So the children suffered!
Two thousand years late. Still no order that clergy abuse be reported to police. Still putting church welfare ahead of it’s people. Suffer the little children - still!😡
Probably should have done that decades ago. 🤔
'New' law!? Wtf!?
Aw, so close. The answer we were looking for was, 'The Police.'
Report it to the cops. Go outside the organization.
They weren’t required to do so before?! CorruptChurch
How about they report it to the Police?
Why not to the police like the rest of the world? They just want to cover it up
There should be mandatory reporting laws to law enforcement authorities. Pontifex
only 2000 years too late.
And to the police too? Or no? Oh the Catholic Church
How about reporting to the police instead?
How the hell was this not a rule before?
How about reporting it to the police? JFC...
Look at the pope saying his laws are more important than the laws of the countries around the world. Don't report them to the police: report them to the organisation that harbours sex offenders and pedophiles. 'Bad priest! We're giving you a different flock to fuck.'
So the superior can bury ir, or kick it up a level and have the next guy dismiss it? 😉
The hierarchy have been in coverup mode for decades. They have shuffled pedo priests around the country to allow them to start anew. They mark their potential victims with medallions, so other pedo priests know who to go after. This has all been documented here in Pennsylvania
This has been going on for decades. Oh so now we report it? Stop the presses!! master of the obvious in the room🤦♂️
That’s...just now... a law that is passing?!?
The Pope makes laws? Like actually laws that result in jail time when broken?
This tweet should have ZERO likes. It's 2019 and this is just now becoming protocol. So fucking disgusting! And people look to this dude as a moral compass.
The Catholic Church should be declared a public health hazard
Why not to Special Victims Unit Police?
LadyThriller69 Yeah, no. How about reporting it to the police line they should.
It’s a start but it falls short. All sexual misconduct needs to be reported to both the church officials AND local police.
LadyThriller69 How about reporting it to the major corporate mainstream media so it gets exposed? Oh wait, never mind.
To little to late
Uhhhhh...Maybe it’s just me, but don’t you think this would have been an expectation in the first place?
and hopefully the church authorities will report the cases of abuse to the police!
Little to late for that now. keepcoveringup
Why not issue a law requiring all priests to not commit sexual abuse?
A few hundred thousand rapes late don't you think?
howiedubz Then what? The victims end up dead or silenced.
Let’s hold to it!
And the PROPER authority that will put these creeps in jail so they can get shanked in the shower.
Only about 6000 years late!!!
By George! What a novel idea!
That’s ‘Cute’ but there is no downside if the priests don’t do it. How about a sex offender website for priests. I suggest going with a .xxx domain
So that Pontifex can coverup better
A little too late.. ComplicitPope
LadyThriller69 Wow! You’d think this would have been done decades ago. Wonder if they’ll do it.
It's 2019. And this is happening now.
Don't forget all the monasteries in uk. They have been rather good at dealing with things internally. 'Pay unto Caesar what is due unti Caesar' Jesus said but it seems to have been overlooked.
LadyThriller69 Amazing how this is news. Shouldn’t they have already have had to do that?
SnowWhite7IAM Pontifex This is very alarming‼️ Report should be filed with local authorities‼️‼️‼️ Continuous prayers for those preyed upon. God’s children.
But who will report the reporters? Are we to believe that only 'superiors' do the abusing?
So the 'church authorities' can have a go at it too?!
LadyThriller69 I thought this was a given, but why aren't the police involved?
Laws, rules, vows surely haven’t helped sexually abuse in the Catholic Church. The church teachings have never been further from God’s word than now. Politics within the Vatican is to blame. Beware of men who play God. Church reform now!
They should be reported to the police & CPA, the same as any other predator. The priesthood is still stuck in its sense of privilege, the arrogant idea that parishioners are sheep, and the clergy are the shepards. I had high hopes for this Pope, but not now.
So those that have been called to follow Christ's example, those that have given their life to serve the Christian faith, those that are charged with teaching Gods children right from wrong now have to be told via papal law that they can't fuck children? Cool...
janecam10 To police...!
CERTAINLY, THERE'S A VERY SPECIAL PLACE IN HEQQ 4 PEDO PRIESTS🔥May you suffer the severest of Consequences 4 this particular type of EVIL & those who've allowed it 2 happen 2 the innocent. 😡
Denuncien a la policia. No a ellos, no han hecho poco o nada.eso deberia decir. Denunciar a la policia
SnowWhite7IAM
Report to law enforcement! And ALL past incidences of rape to nuns and children should have to pay any and all emotional damages and pain and suffering. You want to make this right then pay for their counseling, pay for their medical bills, and excommunicate every rapist priest!
That is a terribly corrupt decision; the very reason the cover up happened was because Church Law was changed in 1962 from requiring reports of sexual be made to local civil authorities to requiring those reports be made internally to church official- .
so he can look the other way ?
And what about seminarians who are sexually assaulted? Pontifex
Hey, weren't they bound by their conscience to do this in the first place? I gave up my Catholicity when their shit hit the fan back in the day.
Report it to the police!
Catholic Church issues new law requiring corner of carpet to be lifted up in anticipation of what will be swept under it.
So they can do nothing?
Singing, “ Danny Boy” before large crowd in Upper Volta
It's only so they can do better damage control.
That's how this issue got so bad to begin with - keeping it within the Church. They can't be trusted to police themselves, decades of sexual abuse has taught us that much.
This would have been nice say.....like always years ago smh
Maybe he can now deal with the network of militant homosexual cardinals, bishops, and priests. God help us, please.
Will like to see how church authorities will explain to God why didn’t they report these crimes to law enforcement. What organization has the right to break the law and not be accountable to society’s laws. It’s ridiculous
So.... Nothing new. Keep it in the church.
Hey Pontifex Couple questions for ya: Why to 'Church Authorities' and NOT the police?🤔 Why not a new Church Law that states ALL abuse MUST be reported to Police?🤔 Oh, so it *looks* like they're taking action, but in reality they'll just continue to cover it up, got it.🙄
Too,little too late. Lost all credibility
The church has become nothing more than a cult! So glad I woke up and left.
Call the police.
He should turn himself in
Congratulations on your 'groundbreaking' achievement.
Wait, on the German MSM news I heard 2 h ago they have to report to the civil authorities. So what is the truth?
heidiponyrider And why not to civil authority or criminal justice?
Amazing 🙏🏻
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*roflmao
Dear Pope, Why has this taken so long!!
They’re not going to break the seal of confession, but it makes them look busy and good.
That law falls so short of adequate I think there needs to be a law that parents suspected of leaving their children alone with clergy need to be reported to law enforcement for child endangerment.
This should have been done YEARS ago....
So pretty much do the same thing and hide it from authorities that can actually do something about it.
He had to pass a law that requires them to report sexual abuse. He had to pass a law that requires them to report sexual abuse! He had to pass a law that requires them to report sexual abuse!!!😡
The Church has done a very poor job of keeping sexual predators in line. People need to report clergy abusers to the police first. The Church authorities are capable only of cover-ups, and it has gone on far too long.
Local12 This is NOT news. Report abuse to the civil authorities as the church has failed children and society
if the Catholic Church didnt personally fund the illegal immigrants at the border, they’d have no parishoners at all. Fresh meat.
EXACTLY. Like anybody, call the police.
Why is it that only the Catholic Church is attacted/condemed This horrible crime happens EVERYWHERE and is a serious problem in other churches as well!! Let's get together and focus to solve this crime....not attact in anger or prejudism.
Actually you're miss the bottom line which says this is experimental and is in effect for 3 years
PaulaEbbenWBZ Complete joke! We need a law for this Keep hiding behind that big wall surrounding the Vatican.
Yeah, that'll fix it. Priests and nuns are already supposed to be (gag) the congregations moral superiors, why do they need a law to get them to do the right thing?
Report directly to law enforcement. Enough of the secrets and cover-ups.
Nothing new here.. Thats always been the rule. Right John and Francis? CIA NSA NASA MKULTRA realDonaldTrump
USELESS! CALL THE POLICE ON THESE FILTY CRIMINALS!
WoW that’s about a 1,000 years late. !!
Says it all when a law, within the Catholic Church, is required to make priests and nuns do the right thing, which would come naturally to the east of us.
So let me get this straight. You want nuns and priests to report sexual abuse to there superiors. When the priest that's doing it usually is the superior. So they can just cover up their crime and lie about it. Yea great law jerk off.
So how do we stop the church alltogether? War on religion? Then the US would be screwed for being a Christian nation. Damn this world...
Suspicious that. filinhindi
About time?
Absolutely!
And what will they do? Move the priest? Tell God?
nwinfield Shame you have been misleading in the headline:
How about reporting it to the police?
Like they care about laws. They’ve been molesting kids for decades. But since our justice department seems to think this particular portion of society can police themselves they’ve been ALLOWED to by our government. So why would anything change now? It won’t. They’ll still rape.
Couple thousand years too late🤦♂️
Pope lays out instructions for obstruction of justice concerning sexual assault on children. We should arrest this guy on his next visit to the US.
Because up to now the Catholic Church has been really open about all the abuse that has taken place. Behave. They got found out and their day is over.
Forget the church authorities, what about the police?!!!!!
The pope can start with himself.
Catholics: 'Do as I say, not as I do. Amen.'
TOO LITTLE TOO LATE!! [Pope] will be having a Terrible May - Q 997
Oh hell no they are the ones covering it up. Report it to Law Enforcement. This is utter bulllshit. The church continues to protect pedophiles not children. Shame on them..
Little too late on this guys. golfonsundays
Handy. Church superiors are masters in covering up.
It only took over a 1000 years hmm wonder why
FriedrichMedia Why not follow the advice of the Apostle Paul and allow priests to marry. When God creates Eve, he said, 'It is not good for man to be alone.' Paul said It's better to marry than to burn. What am I missing?
Why has it taken this long? All need to be in jail!
What? Bollocks! Absurd! Illogical! That's about like a kid complaining that a bully is stealing his lunch money, and then turning to the bully with the complaint, and saying, 'problem solved' when the bully makes a new 'law' allowing him to punch the kid if he complains again.
Should be law enforcement!
So not the real authority.... you just get to keep covering it up. Not surprised at all
Like they actually will
И все такие взяли и сознались. В рф попы людей прям на остановке сбивали и господь бог им все простил. Это смешно, если честно.
This just goes to show how rampant it is that you have to make it a law
Lying about this would be a mortal sin, and that’s pretty clear in catechism, so I’m not sure why it needs to be a “law”. The Catholicism I grew up learning is pretty clear on sin. This is trying to save public face, but it means nothing.
It's ok though They go to confession and all is forgiven. What a religion eh🤔
They really aren't trying to change things. This is just more of the same old thing.
KiberuPtr That is good amendment made.
Should be to the legal authority of that state. Ya know. The police!
That's like a cop's wife reporting domestic violence to his precinct!
BREAKING: Why the fvck does the Pope need to issue an edict to ensure his church leadership report CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE?! ChristianMorals
And they needed the Pope to tell them this is the right thing to do. Sounds to me like there are more on the righteous side of hell than Heaven. Sickening.
This Pope seems to be the one that could stop them. The others looked away and allowed it to go on.
Much needed. Super Late. But. I am glad this is being done. Very late.
Vatican Guard: SVU
I’m disgusted this was not a law already
Not good..the church authorities have a history of coverup. Watch the Netflix premier series based on true story called “The Keepers.”
The sad and unbelievable thing is that this was NOT already SOP in the church.
It's like being compelled to hand your Mueller Report to Barr!
How is this even a new law... wasn't this covered sufficiently by the commandments passed down at Mt. Sinai... Thou Shalt not commit adultery, though shalt not covet that neighbours wife and children, thou shalt not lie, etc?
So NOT the police then? Interesting. 😏
Something that could have been done over 50 yrs ago.
How about to the police and only the police.
How about reporting them to law enforcement authorities right away? What are the chances these priests and nuns report to some church authorities who are predators themselves. Cmon now!
Can the report be lost in transit?
ShimminyKricket 1st step. I need to see more steps and let it not take 30 years.
Illegal, right?!? Should be to law enforcement.
“New”?
So it wasn’t a law already...?
Why wouldn’t the church hire an outside agency to investigate such..... can’t they just clean house and start over the right way? Rebrand Catholicism.
🤣🤣🤣🤣 really! They didn't report shit then and they won't report shit now! Good PR move thou. Looks good and sounds good!
growingaway Who will then cover it up-report to police!
Another question Pontifex do you put money on CardinalPells books?
Far too little. Far too late. The Catholic Church has victimized more people than all Muslim Terrorists combined.
Just allow them to get MARRIED! THAT WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
How about they report it to law enforcement? Isnt that the way it generally works? Reporting it to superiors only results in coverups.
seemva1 It must be reported to the police! & hell, should I even bother saying better late than never? No—I don’t think I shall bc I don’t think this will do any good or make a difference! Can any leader anywhere pls do anything right?! If it’s not Trump it’s the church..ugh. GodHelpUs
How about THE POLICE Pontifex or do you even recognize their authority? The whole “reporting to your superiors” thing GOT US HERE! Millions of ChildRapes denied JUSTICE! PGHowie2 kelli_fustos DiscourserES LoriHandrahan2 csthetruth
Hm. How about REPORT TO AUTHORITIES? Isn’t that the LAW!!
Only about 2000 years too late. But you still get to drink blood and eat Jesus body so you got that going for you.
The mountain moved! ... No just a rumble - the Church can still do better ...
You mean you can't simply say 'Jesus forgives me' anymore?
Commie pope
A few centuries late, but hey.
So they are policing themselves......because that’s worked out so well in the past.
Oh please. This is what has been happening for decades, probably centuries. And the Catholic church just moves them to another parish. How about reporting it to the POLICE.
How about reporting to the police
Um, wrong. Sexual abuse should be reported to the police. Isn't that already the law in the US?
Worry not, folks: they'll pass it along to the Swiss Guard who'll surely root out the bad actors!
Here's an idea, why don't they report crimes to actual authorities? Is this really a change from current policy. Did they really have to make a policy to tell their higher ups kids were being molested? Church is not an authority. They will try to hide the crimes per usual BS
This is a new law? They didn’t have to before? Speaks of intent to not just cover up behavior? 🤔
Thank goodness someone told them
How about requiring church officials to report the crime to local authorities as soon as possible? How about notifying parishioners? Self-regulation = no regulation
Report your abuse to the organization that has been covering up and supporting the abuse for centuries...seems legit.
Maybe I don’t completely understand the hierarchy, but doesn’t that mean—at least in many cases—reporting themselves to...themselves?
so church authorities can bury the findings and transfer them to another parish and do nothing?
You mean they don’t currently have to?!
Kind of like how the police perform their 'internal investigations' and always find themselves innocent...
Not the police then? No?
Or, wait for it....TELL THE POLICE!!! Throw their asses in prison where they’ll learn the true meaning of an eye for an eye
Hey it's a step in the right direction. Of course this is how it always should have been, but it's not. As long as he's Pope, he will keep moving the church in the right direction. (I am not a member of the church.)
JonLemire new law?
Religion everybody
Pervs!
lynn_weiser What about a polygraph test before becoming a priest
TLDR: report the abuse and cover-up by their superiors to the superiors. Sooo...
The Pope should be arrested for child endangerment.
They forgot the part about where the abuse gets reported to the local authorities and the offenders are taken into custody.
How about issuing laws that force the local Church and Vatican authorities to pursue and actually punish the abusers effectively, before imposing the burden on the victims to divulge their abuse without guarantees or support?
So the church can deal with the whistleblowers by having them locked up in Belmarsh prison?
So they can do a better job covering it up? These people should be mandatory reporters to law enforcement. The public should place ZERO trust in Catholic leadership.
Yea whatever. Go too new York pope u will find a bunch there.
They should be reporting crimes to the police.
So the church authorities can guarantee a proper cover-up?!? NO THANKS!!! Report to the police and/or appropriate child protection government agencies! ProtectOurChildren
Really? Isn’t this exactly what they’ve been doing all along? And how has this been working for them? CALL THE POLICE.
This is a new law?
Not good enough
It only took forever to admit to their lies and deceit. What a hypocritical stance by the theoretically most pious of all.
Shouldnt God know about this? Why didnt it stop it?
Wow so bold
YEA CAUSE THEY WON'T HIDE IT ........
Looks like the house cleaning is about to start
Pope Francis r u gonna report them to the police or will u continue to cover up for them... u of all people will answer to God for this don’t try to ask God for forgiveness when here on earth u had no sympathy or compassion for the kids here on earth
Is he fucking serious? What was the policy prior?
It’s about time now let’s c if they wii abide by it
“We investigated ourselves and cleared ourselves of any wrongdoing.” Excuse the pessimism but I don’t think you quite fixed the problem.
How about they report it to the cops!
They just want to manipulate the information. That’s how currupted they are
This should be reported to the police. No more coverups!
Announce Pope Francis.
Because I’m sure if they are involved in pedophilia, they are upstanding ppl who will no doubt do the right thing.
So he can issue “laws” and he just issued this one NOW? Holy ...
*And the police... Serious question, why was this not a thing anyway? Why does someone have to be compelled to do this? I believe in God but I understand atheism more and more each day, when I see crp like this.
Don't state mandatory reporting laws apply to Catholic priests just as they do to other ministers? Many cases in the United States would then also require a call to their state abuse and neglect hotlines. Whether required by pope or by law, reporting abuse is an ethical mandate.
_Images What a concept.
I’m embarrassed to call myself a catholic. The Pope is a spineless coward. Why is a “law” needed? The abuses need to be immediately reported to the police. Anything less will continue the coverup.
You shouldn’t need a “law” to report sexual abuse...
Don't just keep in the church, keep in the church but higher up. Disturbing how this is just ignored.
That wasn't a law already? Was it just a suggestion?
Wait. Spiritual leaders, Christ’s representatives here on earth, need to be under the penalty of law before they’d act on this issue? The turning away of the younger generation will be the demise of the church. Just a matter of time.
What a joke
How the hell is this a new law? I’m a catholic but the church and hierarchy in place is disgusts me. Don’t act like you’re doing a good thing when innocent people have been abused for decades
Sad that this is newsc
All of a sudden there IS separation of church and state and so screw you state. Nice. [sarcasm and disgust at self-governing “made” men]
Like that is going to change anything?
So that we can continue the cover up.
The foxes are still running the investigations into missing chickens from the hen house. Crimes should be reported to local law enforcement, failure to do so makes everyone who knew an accomplice after the fact. This is nothing more than the illusion of making a difference
He had to issue that as a LAW So now the church just created a law? But before it wasnt a law in the real world laws eyes? So who polices the church This is insane, and a reason why their cult is falling to the ground
Vatican has zero credibility... They have sheltered and enabled pedofiles for decades, maybe for centuries. They continue to do so. A true man of God would not violate a child or anyone else... The hypocrisy is disgusting
And what about all the criminal laws that exist already about this? Oh that’s right it isn’t a real law until the dude in the pointy hat says so. Gotcha.
Timely
But I thought that was already a law lol just goes to show how sick and perverted the Catholic Church really is the only sad thing are the people who blindly follow
660NEWS Yeah that'll stop em. 🙄
So you can shuffle the pervert elsewhere and cover it up quickly, right?
I'd be happier if they reported it to police rather than 'The Company' This seems very lame window dressing.
They need a law for that?
How about the authorities not church authorities.....
Do they say church authorities because they view themselves above/immune to our laws?
Oh wow, a law, how novel. Maybe, just like, don't be a pedo and don't cover it up and don't be an asshole? Pathetic you even have to MAKE this a thing. Sickening.
They are only hundreds of yrs/thousands of children too late. The Catholic Church is a safe harbor for pedophiles & rapists. Having been raised Catholic, 12 yrs in a disfunctional Catholic school (a friend was murdered by a teacher) - it's about fucking time
isn’t this the same flawed logic as reporting police brutality to the police
New Law 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤦♀️
_Images 50 years too late. Sister Kathy is dead.
What the hell is that going to solve?
How many years have they abused us. Now, now they want everyone to report it, what the heck have you people been doing, all the while you have have our children in your schools hospitals, omg.
First off, this should have been enforced from the beginning and secondly with thier track record of cover ups and crimes go straight to the police instead. 😡
Don’t most civilized countries already have laws for this? They should have to report these acts to the government authorities. I suggest the Pope re-read the entire book of Romans.
He had to make a new law for that? Sad.
Local12
So basically now people more experienced with cover ups will take care of them.
The fact you have to make this a 'law' shows how bad it is.
When you have to mandate to your followers not to protect child rapists you have problems a memo won't fix.
So they had to create a law firm this?
_Images Not Christian, so outsider perspective here, but church authorities would not want that in public record anyway. Why not call the police, like everyone else would?
Pontifex How about making it mandatory to report it to police? They can do an impartial investigation. Considering the history of cover-ups it is the only way. Also, what are the penalties internally for this?
Report it to their superiors, how about the POLICE! The church played chess moving these abusers from parish to parish to avoid getting caught. DECADES of unreported abuse. Nice try by the pope but to little to late.
What an EARTHSHATTERING thought!! 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄. This guy obviously heard from God on this one!! 🙄🙄🙄
That's just now a law? God takes a long time to make easy decisions
Oh wow hero
Pardon me alter boy, I seemed to have dropped my bible, will you pick it up for me?
Report it to the police!!
this wasn't the rule before?
How about background checks and mental checks for priest? I mean after all priests are suppose to be representing God. God didn’t go around raping people. Instead of just letting anyone become a priest, they should be background checked and mentally checked.
How about reporting it to law enforcement so it won't be covered up.
He needed to issue a LAW for this? Geese
Wtf? Pontifex is a sick sob - report to police
CatholicSat Why was a new 'law' required? Is it not common sense to contact authorities for such heinous crimes? Why not just call the police? Requiring Priests/Nuns to report to Church superiors creates an environment for more potential cover ups & stifles the administering of justice.
El Papa Francisco promulga una nueva ley que obliga a sacerdotes y monjas denunciar a “superiores” casos de abusos. ¿No debería obligar a que se denuncien a la justicia de cada país?
Its sad that this wasn’t already a thing. All the stuff that has happened in the church, makes catholics look horrible. I turned my back on the church but never on God.
The Pope knows his Bishops are looking at unseating him due to some of his heretic decisions. I’m a Catholic but this is NotMyPope
Must report after the fact! Basically saying it's ok because we will continue to do it, just tell someone after and we'll say a few hail Marys and reassign you!
How about to the real authorities
EXACTLY! Reporting to them has kept this evil DISGUSTING practice going on under cover for so long...
BREAKING the Pope has issued law that will allow the church to decide whether they should follow the law.
What the heck? I thought this was already the requirement....but they should be reported to the police!! I love my Catholic faith....but sometimes I’m 🤦🏼♀️
Better late than never.... but too late...?
At Last.
not ACTUAL authorities
Does it apply to past abuse......
Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?
If you had any morals, you’d have them report it to the authorities not the church of cover-ups. whatasickjoke
This would be funny if it weren't utterly tragic. Only now. ONLY NOW are they taking a stand (at least in theory) on reporting rape to the police. Jesus wept.
You see where reporting abuse to the Catholic church went. Call the POLICE.
to police... otherwise it will still be covered up
They should have done this to begin with. Not sure why this has to be a statement.
Yeah, that should do it 😒
I guess better late than never... What's strange is that an organization whose function is spirituality and morality needs a law to report sexual abuse.
Breaking: The Catholic Church's policy of dealing with child rapists remains unchanged after hundreds of years - keep it in house, don't tell the cops.
What Pope Francis should have said...... Pope Francis issues a new law requiring all Catholic Bishops and Priests to co-operate fully with police and investigative authorities, when any clerical sexual abuse is reported.
How about requiring them to report these CRIMES to the police like the rest of us do?
Right so the Church can bury it Faster
Should report them to *police* and let them be arrested.
To church authorities? When they’ve done such a spectacular job of hide the predator? No, you report them to the civil authorities. And kick them from the church. THAT is what you should be doing.
How was this not a thing before
“...to local police.” FIFY
**Remember report to CHURCH not POLICE
JonLemire New law . . . I thought that issue was understood.
wait...this wasn't something that the Catholic Church did before? For real?
ashleyketu But what about reporting them to the actual authorities I mean, history has shown us that reporting it to church officials just gives them time to move the priests and cover it up
How about to the police?
You mean this wasn’t standard practice until now No wonder the Catholic Church is a breeding ground for pedophiles
Should be reported to law officers not high clergy ranks.
If you have been abused, don't call church authorities. Don't call a reporter. Don't call your freinds. Call the police.
Actually report it to your local authorities. The Catholic Church is not above the law although it appears that they think they are.
law? pope make laws? well how about the police report sexual abuse to the police you know the guys with guns that can arrest a pedophile not relocate him. how about that Pontifex ya'll need a new pope
He only did this because 19 theologians and clergy issued formal accusations of heresy including several instances of Francis giving proven sex offenders in the church higher positions and honorable positions.
Here comes another flood
Shouldn’t this have been implemented oh....decades ago?
Here is a better idea. Report it to POLICE like any other person would.
They need to report it to local civilian authorities as well.
And provide of a more efficient coverup.
I’m a Catholic. The problem is that many of the higher ups and church authorities are part of the problem. This isn’t the total answer
Shouldn’t that be to law enforcement rather than church authorities?
You mean that wasn’t a law before? so if you helped hide a crime you were okay in the churches eyes before today?
Name and Shame. Only truthfully, not because you might despise an individual. Every individual who has abused anyone must be named. But be aware, the Human race is full of these perpetrators, not just in our Church, it exists everywhere in all cultures religious or not. An evil.
Why? It's not like something is going to be done about it.
Church authorities my bollix, report to the police or law enforcement
How about to law enforcement authorities?
What took u so long
About time
Eugene_Scott The “I told God” defense begins.
Too late.
Better late than never...
You had to make a law for this ? wtf
Well, that should solve everything.
So he's just now doing that.......?
That's a new law? How about the church hold their priest and nuns to the laws of the country in which they maintain a domicile? Kinda Like every other person on the fucking planet. Also interesting this somehow needs to be a law for them to feel compelled to report.
One would have assumed that by now someone like Frank Serpico would have stepped forward from within the Church, but that takes heroic courage very few have.
How about a policy NOW, not 2020, that sexual abuse crimes immediately be reported to the police?
Local12 Hallelujah 🙌👏
Catholic churches are nothing but pedophiles
Fortunately we have actual laws about this, and don't have to rely on religious 'law'.
It needs the Pope to tell them to do that,to do that?
Jesus Christ.....literally: 'But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.'
A church authority will cover it up like all the others. This is hollow and complete garbage.
Next, they’ll even think twice before trying to push laws policing the bodies of women and gays.
He's a fraud
How is this “new” law going to change anything? It will still keep the abuse in-house. Abuse needs to be reported to the police immediately.
I think there's a typo. Surely it should say 'report clergy sexual abuse and cover-ups by their superiors to THE POLICE'. youwillneverlearn
I suppose it makes it easier to get a head start on covering it up if they have it reported early.
Wow! That only too 1000 years!
About time! But wait, most will cover for each other...
vanbadham Will this be made retrospective?
Surely he said to the police, you report it to the police?
The Catholic Church.....covering things up since some dude spunked his beans up Mary and Joseph fell for it. Cover-up 101
Bullshit!!!
How about they stop all Catholic priests and nuns from not raping kids in the first place?
Like for any other citizens of any country on the face of the earth: They. Need. To. Report. Suspected. Crimes. To. Local. Law. Enforcement. For. Investigation. That's what they can't seem to get.
About 1000 years late but ok
Well it was certainly time for that we need to restore the churches integrity cleanse out the evil and bring in those who truly have the love of God in their heart and spread the the gospel across this world to unite us against atrocity bring us together as brothers-sisters”
It’s weird that they have to issue a new law for this.
Pointless!!!!!!!! I ask every roman catholic to boycott church every sunday until the pope and the church agree to eliminate all pedophile priests & nuns from their congregations & not allow any priest to ever be around any child alone what-so-ever...No more altar boys. Get it.😢
Wait! You’re trying to tell me it wasn’t a law or rule all along? How utterly disgusting.
Lol, on the cutting edge
All that sexual abuse he responsible for but he funding dam caravans while his ministers molesting kids. Sick fuck
CatholicSat So once reported, then what? Isn’t it the church authorities who have been shuffling priests around and covering up their abuses for years? Who are the “ church authorities” supposed to report it to?
BluesBrother91 In US under reporting guidelines, as social service providers they should have been doing this all along. betterlate
Wait. “By their superiors”? Who’ll report their abuse
Why is this a new rule? I can’t even believe it wasn’t required previously.
Um, what?
50 years to late
Yes sexabuse childabuse Vatican Pope
Finally!!
Pontifex Just tell them to text you directly. That’ll surely stop...anyone outside of the Vatican from finding out about it
They are just now getting around to making a ruling to report sex abuse?
Child rapists should be reported to the police.
So, nothing has changed
Really? There has to be a flippin Law with these Catholics?
Here’s a thought...call the cops
His Holiness, Pope Francis new law is a non-starter in sex related human weaknesses, it's crisis management 'temporaris', than permanent crisis resolution. We hope the Vatican bows to our longstanding suggestions.
Largest paedophile club on the planet has in house reporting......that makes sense.....next wave of abuse to follow. freetheworldfromreligion
5 decades later?!!?
TonyAbbottMHR ScottMorrisonMP
This is a BS move. Report it to local law enforcement. The Catholic Church has lost all moral high ground on managing this crisis.
Forget church authorities. Report to ACTUAL authorities (police)
should be an old law by now
Make it law to report sex abuse and cover ups -after- being caught covering it up for 50 years haha
*Retroactive
WHAT ABOUT SILENCE ON MASS MURDER TORTURE BY INDONESIA IN WEST PAPUA. INDONESIAN AND AUSTRALIAN BISHOPS. NOTHING MUCH HAS CHANGED SINCE CHILD ABUSE SCANDAL
Cult lol
Disgusting that this is even a frickin thing
King of the Child Rapists expects his child rapist minions to report the other child rapists.
The reason they must report abuse to their superiors and not police:
Hmm.....I thought this was a law already.....the law of being decent human beings.
Without reading replies, I can guess what they are.
Report to the police, child services, and then to church whomever
Why not report it to the authorities instead?
A quiense refieren ?
yeah no...you report crimes to the police not your bosses who have previously engaged in numerous coverups on the same issue
Estuviste a un cm d la orden d alejamiento , boludo .🙏
Given the many years this has been an issue, have to wonder why this is just now being announced.
Eugene_Scott How about this whole sexual abuse scandal should have dismantle the Vatican and taken down couple of popes
Just now?
Report it to the police, no one should be above the law!
Because church authorities have done so much to protect rape victims in the past. What a joke
Too many triggered sjw in these replies
oh i see that'll work. the law already is to report yet very few do. i thought he was going to say the priests can marry.
Should report to the Police instead of this evil church!
How is it this group of people so interwoven with sexual abuse? This has been allowed to happened because religion is considered sacred? So it’s hush hush? How many lives have the Catholics ruined?
It’s just a joke to them at this point
Why would anyone leave their child at one of these churches?
Not thhhhhhe police?
JonathanLanday To church authorities? Isn't this a blatant international obstruction of justice, aiding and abetting, an actual cover up? Report to the police.
I urge them to shut down their organisation as it is antiquated and corrupt. They have done enough damage
No dude, require them to reported to local authorities. You really need to get this one right and you are still off.
Really..SMDH😲
danielle_dailey SILENCE OF THE LAMBS SHHHH
The pope police 🚨 😂😂😂
Is this really groundbreaking though...or was that some intended sarcasm?
Why not just call the fucking police?
There wasn’t already a law!? Until 2019!!!!
This will not work because priests will not rat out other priests. If priests did rat out other priests, the pedophila scandal would not have lasted this long
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
They had to be told to do this? What? was there an old rule saying that you can't?
Catholic and pig cop molesters go hand and hand
And then what happens? The clergy takes action? Oh wait, they never do...
How about to law enforcement
BS. Same as always. Report to POLICE!!!
All catholic churches should be burned to the ground and the throats of clergy sliced open! The Roman rape cult needs to be stopped.
How about the POLICE
Police tho?
To the police not the church.
Church authority? Why not legal authority? Like the police or anti-pedophile mob
Finally!!
Just call police
Well that only took 20 years.
'Covering up the cover-up needs to be escalated to management.'
How about they report them to the actual police so there is a chance of some damn consequences
The fact that they have to issue a law to get people to report it says it all really.
How about alert police instead?
Seems like a good idea. Thanks for getting onboard.
Decades late, and how embarrassing this is a “ new law”. Abuse should be report to police, not those who think they are above the law. Bad enough they are above paying taxes.
New law? As in no one ever thought of this? Also anonymous tips work.
Report it to the legal authorities.
...and to the police?
The Vatican added, “Too many priests have been involved in too many scandals for too long; The church clearly needs an organised approach to better cover-ups!” 🤪
🤔He's just just getting to that now?
Or maybe just report it to the police?
In other words do not report to the police. Isn't this a crime?
You spelt Police wrong
What sort of institution needs a new law to make that happen? End the Vatican.
Hmmm, it would be much better to report sex abuse to the police or Child Protective Services. This is not going to help much it seems to me.
GAVAPeach About time!
jccruzchellew Pontifex should order nuns and priests reporting these cases to the Judicial (Police) Authorities; Mandatory.
Wow, what decisive action! ...said nobody.
Why not to the Police?
This isn’t already a requirement?
He means to the police.
How about they report them to actual police authorities instead.
Or they could report it to the actual authorities who can lock them up? You know, because something can be done and disgusting pigs can be locked up?
That should fix it.
The Vatican has their own courts their own laws in their own sentencing but in this case nothing will be done except the clergy getting stripped from their jobs that’s it! Hypocrisy!
That decision should've been made YEARS ago!
Well that didn't take very long.
Not good enough!! 1st, it's taken the Catholic Church a bloody long time to get to this point; 2nd, these sort of abuses should be reported to the police DIRECTLY, cut out the self-serving church superiors. Children are STILL not safe!!!
Local12 So he can cover it up himself? Talk about your hypocrites.
Good for him. He seems a good man.
Why not to the police?
seems so matter-of-factly... what about prevention? what about prosecuting the predators?
This is the last person I wanna be hearing this from Just go to the police 🤦♂️
dissolvethechurch
The Church have spelt police wrong there.
AND POLICE. PERIOD.
They need a law?
CuomoCorruption How is this not a thing already
Why wasn't this ALREADY a church law? Oh well, I guess this is progress of some sort.
But, not the police.
So reporting sexual misconduct in the workplace was not already something that was expected? There should not be any different standards than any other profession.
1000+ years late?
To church authorities so they can cover it up! Dissolve the fucking organization already!
How about.....report them just to the authorities.....bypass the church authorities all together.
No!!! This is an entire institution of pedophiles from the top down. Report these crimes to the law enforcement authorities!!
Unless he gets the police involved with this, it is not really doing anything, is it?
How about reporting them to the police too?
How about they report it to the police
No Pontifex. If you were genuine about ending abuse in the Catholic church, you'd have recommended reporting directly to the police. By requiring reporting directly to the organisation that for centuries has covered up & enabled abuse, you're just paying lip service.
You’d think God would’ve wanted this from Day 1.
How about reporting it to the police?
How about to the police as well?
Bout damm time. Please stop the bullshit. What about the stinking priests who the Catholic Church hides? Let’s get them in handcuffs and along with those who condone. What a mess!!!!’n
It only took 2000 years?
Not to police ?
TributeProjects So they need a law to do what is right? 🤔
Sad a law is needed!!
Strange that the pope has to threaten with the law. I mean, one would think the apparent teachings of Christ would be enough for priests and nuns to do the right thing.
this organization gets away with not paying taxes and sexual abuse. Because they are their own government
Church authorities?!?! Seriously?!?! Isn’t that backwards?
So the church is above the law. Telling attitude.
Very good news. Hidden primary (mental, emotional) and secondary (physical) abuse are extremely detrimental to all sentient beings. Groundbreaking.
Almost Pontifex, almost... here we call the police.
And to legal authorities?
JonLemire So sad that priests & nuns needed the Pope to issue a “law” to know they must report sexual abuse - most often with children as the victims. It exposes how morally bankrupt the Catholic Church is.
So the church is gonna police it's own cases of sexual misconduct? Of yea this is gonna work out juuuuust fine...
And then nothing will happen. useless
Why wouldn’t they report directly to police?
Should be to civil authorities!
OMG so many ignorant people commenting here is NOT even funny 😐😐😐
🐃💩
To everyone who reacts without being bothered to read the article: 'But it does for the first time put into universal church law that they must obey civil reporting requirements where they live, and that their obligation to report to the church in no way interferes with that.'
When the catholic church is a state, you get rules like this 😔...smh
Didn't know there had to be a law to compel priests and nuns to do the MORAL thing to begin with. Kind of disturbing the POPE has to pass a LAW? I Thought priests and nuns were supposed to have a higher ethical and moral standard. We've seen that they do not by their silence
That wasn’t a law.....?
And not the POLICE?
Wow took long enough
Now that it FINALLY law, I am sure abuse will be reported IMMEDIATELY...
K8brannen So godly, doing exactly what any normal person should have done immediately without instruction.
Why did there need to be a law if these men & women were truly righteous, God abiding teachers of the Word & faith.
Church authorities? Why not just the state authorities..?
It’s a shame that has to be a written law and not just the right thing to do.
Reporting CHILD RAPISTS to other CHILD RAPISTS doesn’t seem to be the most effective way to combat CHILD RAPE.
They should be reporting it to the police.
Too little too late
model_daughters Someone once told of this type of thing happening where the recipients of such praise for attempting to address such a long-standing tradition have to literally spill the beans and this is literally not even a lid to a can of beans so that's how far off you are. 💯
JonLemire 2,019 years in the making and they still got it wrong.
This is common sense not a law
JonLemire Weren't they supposed to do that in the first place?
WHY NOT ACCEPT CELIBACY COULD BE THE KEY TO PROTECTION OF ABUSE & AUTHORISE END OF CELIBACY & EVERY MEMBER IS PERMITTED TO ENGAGE IN LEGAL SEXUAL CONDUCT
Blah, blah, blah! The whole Church is complicit. What a joke Christianity has become. I venture to say this is not what Jesus envisioned for his followers.
A bit late for that, isn’t it?
JonLemire Finally
And to the police right?
No let's not inform law enforcement that grievous crimes are being committed lets inform the church so they can expedite the cover-up.
Mkay. Perhaps the biggest pyramid scam of all time. Get people to give you their money for hundreds of years. Meanwhile sex slave nuns and raping children taking place. Preacher man on tv begging for my only dime.
The church needs polygraphs for all clergy that has contact with children
All are crooked n scrambling for the same (money n sex), who will report the other? Simply they've no time for that😂😂😂😂
Should be reported to the police
What if they found out about it within the confines of Confession?
It should be reported to local law enforcement as all other organizations are required to do. Isn’t this the same Guidance as before?
No 🤢 you report it to the police....this was the reason for so many cover-ups, cleansing light must shine into all dark corners, cleaning out the scurrying rats.💩
There's so much sexual abuse in the Catholic church it makes you wonder if religion isn't just something they do to pass the time.
Same cover up different day
JonLemire Politicians and religious leaders always generated the most sin here in Sin City. TheDarkestSum
Makes sense. Because they’ve been doing a great job handling this so far.
Just let them marry and screw like in the olden days.
'Tell us about it, so we can make it go away.' More lip service from this disgusting paedophile ring.
kharyp .Pontifex, how about you insist they report child rape to the police?! Stop protecting child rapists
I thought God knew all things & the Pope is his “Vicar on Earth”! Surely the Boss could inform his earthly CEO of the crimes committed by the staff!
Because 'Church Authorities' are super-good at covering it up! Report it to the Police.
Then it gets covered up again,the catholic church is the biggest load of lying bollocks going
Isn’t this already a moral and legal obligation for priests and nuns around the world? Has it really been the preaching of the Vatican to cover up crimes by its clergy against the most innocent and most vulnerable?
It's been reported to Church Authorities for the last 2019 years. That's why it's better to report it to the POLICE Authorities.
How about a law requiring they don’t abuse kids in the first place.
Very troubling that this is a new law. What did they do before, just turn their eyes away and close their ears.
How is the catholic church still a thing? Any other organization or business would've been shuttered and shunned in a heartbeat.
No NO NO! Report to the POLICE! This organisation will never change.
This issue has been going on for years and back then( talking about the 50’s & 60’s) when they (the church)knew about it and what is part of 3rd secret of Fatima. So much pain could of been prevented. By the way, consecrate Russia, Pope Francis. Long over due. AMEN
Hilarious this isn’t already a thing. And why report it to the church? How about the cops?! Why does anyone have to be compelled to report child abuse?! Especially sexual abuse...
How about the police instead?
You shouldn’t need a law to do this.
...but not to law enforcement?
Hey, what an incredibly novel idea this is!! Why not going even a step further.... like reporting it to police. 🙈🙄
How dumb are the priests and nuns over there? Sexual abuse is not only a SIN, it is a CRIME! Don't believe what the criminal GOP says, believe the LAW!
They will still cover it up.
They've only been at it for 2000 years, give them a chance to work out the kinks
And all it took was thousands of victims, billions in payouts, and decades of coverage. Somehow not once during this process did their God send a message to knock this shit off
How can so many people look to this sewer scum as a religious figure ... mind boggling
wtf, all priest around the world should be married to prevent sexual abuse circle especially paedophilia
That oughta fixed it.
How about requiring them to report to police?
They should report to police.
It's that this wasn't a given
Why do they need the pope to make this a 'law'? It is a moral obligation to do so! religionsucks
What a concept 🙄
See there, problem solved... FFS
The church has authority?
why has it taken this long to make this a law?
Why not the Police?
One would hope the Pope would not have to issue a new law for this to happen?
They have to be told to do that ?
It should have to be report to legal authorities
Better yet, report it to the police and child protection services. 😡
How about call the cops?
5NEWSJoe This should be, 'to authorities' The Church has a rotten reputation of using this knowledge.
Haaaaaaaaa! Tricky situation.
Only took 3 centuries..
That is NOT new.
It isn't not reporting Roman Catholic sex crimes that is the problem. It is that they are covered up when they are, that is the problem.
Thank you Holy Father. It has been too long coming. The Dallas Accord does a lot but there was more work to do.
Just came up with this now? SMH
Oh brother
Call the police! It's a crime to molest children!
This wasn’t a requirement til now?
It sound still a cover up by the pope, why report to church authorities, not to report to the police or state.
But not police?
The clergy should be allowed to choose for a marital life and experience a normal sexual comportment.
Quite the hefty set on this one, adding an eleventh commandment. Some argue a few of the 10 were redundant, what will be said of 11.
This is like reporting it to yourself = coverup. Report it to the police!
How about to the actual authorities? You know... The actual police?
How about to THE POLICE
Hi how about requiring priests and nuns to report sexual abuse to local law enforcement first?
Church authorities so they can keep covering up the church is dead we the people are awake to the lies of the Abrahamic religions we know you all abusing your power and raping kids while portraying that religion is how a good thing utter lies ! we have moved beyond religion
They should report this to the police
Soooooo more of a chance to cover up? Telling the police would be overrated.
Because 'morality' isn't enough to be compelled to report misconduct
Да вся это котолическая от сотоны
How about actually doing something about it also
Oh great I’m sure we can trust the Catholic Church authorities to do the right thing
No need to report to the authorities.. 🤔 😲 🧐 aka catholic child porn protection act
Yes, because we can trust that the church will turn the pedophiles into the authorities.
Lol
This is a thing.
I would say isn't this already THE law....but it is not everywhere...
OR....better yet, they could report them to the police. 🤔
How about you go a step further and require reporting to LAW ENFORCEMENT?
CHURCH authorities?
Report the abuse to church authorities and then what happens? More cover ups? How about reporting it to law officers or court system?
A move that's only 1500 yrs late, but thanks
Pull their tax exempt status. That will solve this issue overnight.
man they are going to get a lot lot lot calls bunch of sexual predators
I mean, did you clergy really need the pope to TELL you to do this? Godly men and all....
Hell no, report it to the police
That’s a big step in doing the most obvious thing in the world
What? New law?
This is a new rule.. in 2019..
Why not the police?
Not to the police, to the church. So it can cover up
How isn’t this already a thing?
How about reporting it to government authorities?
Bunch of pedos.
Let's hope that the same people that didn't care a bit about existing laws and/or protecting childrens start following this new law and protect childrens somehow.
Great. But why not to the police?
Too little too late.
And when the superiors are the ones doing it?
How about to the actual legal authorities?
Translation: the Vatican has developed a new cover up system...
It's about time.
It was already against the law to rape children.