Vatican revises its rules on clerical sex abuse
VATICAN CITY - The Vatican revised its in-house rules to deal with clerical sex abuse cases Thursday, targeting priests who molest the mentally disabled as well as children and doubling the statute of limitations for such crimes.
Only time will tell whether the Vatican's call for bishops to suggest guidelines on dealing with the sexual abuse of minors by clergy or religious members of the Church, according to three Vatican documents made public two days ago, will be beneficial or not, said Lawrence Grech, one of a number of victims allegedly abused by priests at St Joseph Home in Sta Venera.