The Vatican’s doctrinal chief has dismissed accusations that Vatican officials are resisting recommendations on best practices for protecting children from clergy sex abuse.
Cardinal Gerhard Müller, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, said: “I think this cliché 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.”
The congregation is charged with carrying out canonical trials and seeking justice for victims, while local bishops and heads of religious orders must care for pastoral needs, he told the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera.
