The Catholic Church cannot be trusted to investigate child abuse. Mandatory reporting is now required
By 
Richard Scorer2022-01-24T13:01:00
Former Pope Benedict XVI argued the Catholic church can be trusted to self-police itself when accusations of abuse emerge. But a new report alleges Benedict failed to act over child abuse cases when he was archbishop of Munich. Human rights lawyer Richard Scorer says this “hypocrisy” is further evidence that the church must be forced to report abuse to secular authorities
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