Tag Archives: Pope Francis updates criminal code to address paedophilia by priests

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis updated the Catholic Church’s criminal code on Tuesday, reinforcing penalties for priests who sexually abuse minors, measures long sought by activists against paedophilia. The most comprehensive revision of the Code of Canon Law in nearly 40 years followed a years-long process that was begun under Francis’s predecessor, Benedict XVI, and involved input from canonist and criminal …

Read More »