Pontifical Secret Now Abolished

A historic move by the Pope on Tuesday. The “Pontifical Secret” which kept information about clergy sex abuse cases in the dark is now abolished. The Vatican had long said the rule was needed to safeguard the privacy of survivors and the legal process but critics said it was a way to protect the clergy, stonewall investigators and silence victims. With the rule change, the Vatican says witnesses won’t be bound by any obligation of silence and should cooperate with police.