Catholic Church must reform canon law in wake of child sex abuse royal commission

AUSTRALIA
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

September 7, 2018

By Noel Debien

Amid international media hype and confusing reporting, Australia’s Catholic leaders delivered their official response to the Royal Commission on Institutional Responses to Sexual Abuse last week.

So, has the Australian Catholic Church “rejected mandatory reporting”, as Al Jazeera published?

Or did The Hindu get it right with their headline: “Australian Catholic leaders vow to end abuse cover-up”?

The devil is, as always, in the detail. And there is a lot of detail.

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