Holy
See creates new judicial body for abuse cases
(Vatican Radio) The Holy See announced the creation of a new
judicial body within the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith on Tuesday, for the
specific purpose of dealing with the most serious crimes (delicta
graviora),
specifically: the sexual abuse of minors, and certain serious abuses associated
with the Sacrament of Penance. The new body is to be a College composed of
seven Cardinals or Bishops (who may be members of the Congregation, but are not
required to be members thereof), chosen by the Holy Father.
Paragraph 4 of the
Rescript creating the new College offers a special provision for bishops
accused of grave crimes: any bishop accused of grave crimes shall have his case
examined by the whole body of members of the Congregation – the Ordinary
Session – which may also examine other specific cases upon Papal request,
and/or examine cases refered to it by the newly created College.
The Rescript also
requires the College periodically to inform the Ordinary Session of its
decisions (Paragraph 5), and specifies that the new laws enter into effect on
November 11th, 2014, upon their
appearance in the edition of L’Osservatore Romano – the official newspaper and
gazette of the Holy See – bearing the same date.
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