Vatican to criminalise sexual abuse of adults by priests

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Vatican to criminalise sexual abuse of adults by priests

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Published 01 Jun 2021

The Catholic Church is changing its laws to explicitly criminalise sexual abuse of adults by priests, and to include laypeople who hold church office in sanctions for similar crimes.

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