Last month, the Vatican stated that Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Cardinal Ricardo Ezzati, the archbishop of Santiago in Chile who is accused of covering up sexual abuse within the church.
Pope Francis introduced a new piece of legislation on Thursday affecting all members of the Catholic Church; according to the new law, all cases of sexual abuse must be reported.
The legal document reads that any person who is aware of abuse, or suspects it, is „obliged to report (it) promptly“ to the Church authorities.
