Holy See tribunal for bishops accused of abuse cover-ups

From The Irish Times-

A major step forward may have been taken by the Holy See this week in addressing clerical child abuse with its decision to set up an unprecedented tribunal to judge bishops accused of “cover-ups”.

In effect, it would seem that the much debated principle of “bishop accountability” is about to be written into canon law.

For years, activists on behalf of clerical sex abuse victims have argued that the Catholic Church cannot limit its reaction to the abuse problem to sanctioning only the offender priest.

More here-

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/holy-see-tribunal-for-bishops-accused-of-abuse-cover-ups-1.2244833