MALTA
Malta Independent
by John Cordina
The man in charge of handling complaints of sexual abuse by Catholic Church personnel, Mgr Charles Scicluna, is to be made an auxiliary bishop in the archdiocese of Malta.
Mgr Scicluna has been the Promoter of Justice at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith – the present-day successor of the Holy Inquisition – since 2001.
In this role, he is effectively the chief prosecutor in the most serious cases concerning priests, including sexual abuse by minors, and has become known for his zero-tolerance policy towards such acts.
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