A leading US cardinal has called for new independent ways of reporting bishops who cover up the abuse of children by priests or who may themselves be abusers. All such “mechanisms for reporting allegations of abuse or mishandling of abuse cases against a bishop should be transparent and well known to the faithful”, he said. Cardinal Cupich was addressing 190 Catholic church leaders at the four-day meeting on the protection of minors in the church at the Vatican specially convened by Pope Francis. “Reporting for me is a big part of the way forward for the protection of children. The commitment by bishops conference to report is very, very important,” he said.

Source: The Irish Times February 22, 2019 12:45 UTC