The Vatican is telling bishops around the world they should report case of clergy sex crimes to police even when not legally bound to do so.
The Vatican issued a long-awaited manual for bishops and religious superiors Thursday on conducting in-house investigations into allegations of priests who rape and molest minors and vulnerable adults.
While the Vatican has had detailed canonical norms in place for two decades, the laws continue to be ignored by some bishops who dismiss allegations by victims in favor of protecting their priests.
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