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New Vatican law criminalises abuse of adults, even by laity

New Vatican law criminalises abuse of adults, even by laity Updated: Updated: June 01, 2021 15:40 IST The new provisions were contained in the revised criminal law section of the Vatican’s Code of Canon Law Share Article AAA Pope Francis leads the prayer to mark the end of the month of worldwide prayers to stop the pandemic in the Vatican gardens on May 31, 2021.   | Photo Credit: AP The new provisions were contained in the revised criminal law section of the Vatican’s Code of Canon Law Pope Francis has changed church law to explicitly criminalise the sexual abuse of adults by priests who abuse their authority and to say that laypeople who hold church office can be sanctioned for similar sex crimes.

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