The Vatican's doctrinal chief has dismissed accusations that some Vatican officials are resisting recommendations on best practices for protecting children and vulnerable adults from clergy sex abuse.
"I think this cliche must be put to an end: the idea that the Pope, who wants the reform, is on one side and, on the other, a group of resisters who want to block it," said Cardinal Gerhard Müller, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
The congregation is charged with carrying out canonical trials and seeking justice for victims of clerical abuse, while local bishops and heads of religious orders must care for their pastoral needs, he said in an interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera.
