Posts Tagged ‘police reporting’

Italian bishops claim right not to report abuse claims to police

Friday, April 4th, 2014

An Italian cardinal has defended national guidelines exempting Italian bishops from having to report claims of abuse by clergy to police. Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, president of the Italian bishops’ conference, said Italian law does not require it and victims may not want it. The guidelines, published in revised form in late March, were called for Read more