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Pope Abolishes 'Pontifical Secrecy' for Sex Abuse Investigations

By Philip Pullella, Reuters
Pope Francis at the Vatican, June 2019. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/File Photo
Dec 17, 2019
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Pope Francis on Tuesday announced sweeping changes to the way the Roman Catholic Church deals with cases of sexual abuse of minors, abolishing the rule of "pontifical secrecy" that previously covered them.

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Pope Francis at the Vatican, June 2019. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/File Photo