Saturday, April 19, 2008

The Vatican Rethinks Laws On Abuse

Cardinal William Levada, a high-ranking Vatican official whom Pope Benedict XVI hand-picked to succeed him in his old job as head of the Vatican's doctrinal office, offered early signs on Friday that the Vatican will change its internal, or canon, laws concerning the church's response to sexual abuse allegations -- a matter that has become the main topic of the Pope's American visit.

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