Pope Leo XIV draws praise on handling sex abuse — and some complicated allegations

Pope Leo XIV Under Fire to Investigate Vatican's Dirtiest Secret

Vatican has long buried its history of child sexual abuse, which Pope Leo might have to investigate into.

A new pope confronts his church’s abuse scandal amid praise and scrutiny

Survivors say Pope Leo must commit to transparency in investigations of priests accused of sexual abuse. His record on doing so in past years has some worried.

Pope Leo XIV draws praise on handling sexual abuse—and some complicated allegations

Amid the mostly joyous reception for Robert Prevost, who stunned the world when he emerged from the loggia of St. Peter’s as Pope Leo XIV, one cloud on his reputation came from groups alleging that he had mishandled sexual abuse cases.The...

Pope Leo XIV draws praise on handling sex abuse — and some complicated allegations

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Abuse watchdog groups have expressed concern, but Leo has been lauded by other survivors for his handling of abuse.

Pope Leo XIV and some unfinished business

In its 2017 Final Report, the Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse recommended changes to canon law, the most important of which was the abolition of the pontifical secret over child sexual abuse by clergy.

Cardinal Pedro Barreto was emphatic in pointing out that Pope Leo XIV will continue the work policy of his predecessor, Pope Francis, with whom he began much of the reforms regarding the fight against abuse and corruption within the Catholic Church. “With Pope Francis he has initiated a frontal struggle against sexual abuse, against corruption within the church, there is greater freedom to denounce any aspect that affects people and especially t…