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The Pope has declared that the rule of "pontifical secrecy" no
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longer applies to the sexual abuse of minors, in a bid to improve transparency in such cases. The Church previously
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shrouded sexual abuse cases in secrecy, in what it said was an effort to protect the privacy of victims and reputations of the accused. But new papal documents on
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Tuesday lifted restrictions on those who report abuse or say they have been victims. Church leaders called
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for the rule's abolition at a February Vatican summit. They said the lifting of the
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rule in such cases would improve transparency and the ability of the police and other civil legal authorities to request information from the Church.