Pope Francis orders abuse to be reported, bishops to be investigated

Vatican City • Pope Francis issued a groundbreaking new church law Thursday requiring all Catholic priests and nuns around the world to report clergy sexual abuse and cover-ups by their superiors to church authorities, in a new effort to hold the faith’s hierarchy accountable for failing to protect their flocks.The law provides whistleblower protections for anyone making a report and requires all dioceses to have a system in place to receive the claims confidentially. And it outlines