{"id":12860,"date":"2016-02-11T19:42:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-11T19:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/vatican-no-bishops-are-not-being-told-to-cover-up-abuse-22221\/"},"modified":"2016-02-11T19:42:00","modified_gmt":"2016-02-11T19:42:00","slug":"vatican-no-bishops-are-not-being-told-to-cover-up-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicnews\/2016\/02\/vatican-no-bishops-are-not-being-told-to-cover-up-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Vatican: No, bishops are not being told to cover up abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/images\/size340\/A_view_of_St_Peters_Basilica_in_Vatican_City_Jan_25_2015_Credit_Bohumil_Petrik_CNA_5_CNA_1_26_15.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Vatican City, Feb 11, 2016 \/ 12:42 pm (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- Media reports are wrong to claim that the Vatican is telling new bishops that they don\u2019t have to report sexual abuse, Holy See spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said.<\/p>\n<p>A reported comment from a Vatican consultant is \u201cnot in any way \u2013 as someone has mistakenly interpreted \u2013 a new Vatican document or a new instruction or new 'guidelines' for bishops,\u201d Fr. Lombardi said Feb. 11.<\/p>\n<p>The news reports concerned a statement from French Monsignor Tony Anatrella, who contributed to a 2015 formation course for new bishops organized by the Congregation for Bishops.<\/p>\n<p>Msgr. Anatrella, a consultant to the Pontifical Council for the Family and the Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers, wrote a document with a section reflecting on countries\u2019 civil laws that mandate abuse reporting.<\/p>\n<p>The document said \u201cit is not necessarily the duty of the bishop to report suspects to authorities, the police or state prosecutors in the moment when they are made aware of crimes or sinful deeds.\u201d Msgr. Anatrella said that decision is up to victims and their families.<\/p>\n<p>Some media reports depicted the monsignor\u2019s statements as an encouragement to cover up sexual abuse or as a claim that it is \u201cnot necessarily\u201d a bishop\u2019s duty to report sexual abuse in cases where laws require it.<\/p>\n<p>However, Fr. Lombardi rejected this idea, saying that \u201cAnatrella does not say anything new or different than what has been said by the competent ecclesiastical institutions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He directed reporters to a May 3, 2011 letter from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.<\/p>\n<p>There, the congregation told episcopal conferences that it is important to cooperate with civil authorities in responding to sexual abuse crimes. Without compromising the sacraments, it said, \u201cthe prescriptions of civil law regarding the reporting of such crimes to the designated authority should always be followed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fr. Lombardi also noted that the comment is part of a single report of a collected volume from an expert conference on the formation of new bishops. That report was \u201cpublished together with several others on different topics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/catholicnewsagency\/dailynews?a=29B4YyHY430:QbGKpJBOlq0:yIl2AUoC8zA\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/catholicnewsagency\/dailynews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/catholicnewsagency\/dailynews\/~4\/29B4YyHY430\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/images\/size340\/A_view_of_St_Peters_Basilica_in_Vatican_City_Jan_25_2015_Credit_Bohumil_Petrik_CNA_5_CNA_1_26_15.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Vatican City, Feb 11, 2016 \/ 12:42 pm (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/\" target=\"_self\">CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- Media reports are wrong to claim that the Vatican is telling new bishops that they don&rsquo;t have to report sexual abuse, Holy See spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said.<\/p>\n<p>A reported comment from a Vatican consultant is &ldquo;not in any way &ndash; as someone has mistakenly interpreted &ndash; a new Vatican document or a new instruction or new &#8216;guidelines&#8217; for bishops,&rdquo; Fr. Lombardi said Feb. 11.<\/p>\n<p>The news reports concerned a statement from French Monsignor Tony Anatrella, who contributed to a 2015 formation course for new bishops organized by the Congregation for Bishops.<\/p>\n<p>Msgr. Anatrella, a consultant to the Pontifical Council for the Family and the Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers, wrote a document with a section reflecting on countries&rsquo; civil laws that mandate abuse reporting.<\/p>\n<p>The document said &ldquo;it is not necessarily the duty of the bishop to report suspects to authorities, the police or state prosecutors in the moment when they are made aware of crimes or sinful deeds.&rdquo; Msgr. Anatrella said that decision is up to victims and their families.<\/p>\n<p>Some media reports depicted the monsignor&rsquo;s statements as an encouragement to cover up sexual abuse or as a claim that it is &ldquo;not necessarily&rdquo; a bishop&rsquo;s duty to report sexual abuse in cases where laws require it.<\/p>\n<p>However, Fr. Lombardi rejected this idea, saying that &ldquo;Anatrella does not say anything new or different than what has been said by the competent ecclesiastical institutions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He directed reporters to a May 3, 2011 letter from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.<\/p>\n<p>There, the congregation told episcopal conferences that it is important to cooperate with civil authorities in responding to sexual abuse crimes. Without compromising the sacraments, it said, &ldquo;the prescriptions of civil law regarding the reporting of such crimes to the designated authority should always be followed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Fr. Lombardi also noted that the comment is part of a single report of a collected volume from an expert conference on the formation of new bishops. That report was &ldquo;published together with several others on different topics.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/catholicnewsagency\/dailynews?a=29B4YyHY430:QbGKpJBOlq0:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/catholicnewsagency\/dailynews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/catholicnewsagency\/dailynews\/~4\/29B4YyHY430\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1031,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-vatican"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Vatican: No, bishops are not being told to cover up abuse<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Vatican City, Feb 11, 2016 \/ 12:42 pm (CNA\/EWTN News).- Media reports are wrong to claim that the Vatican is telling new bishops that they don&rsquo;t have to report sexual abuse, Holy See spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said. A reported comment from a Vatican consultant is &ldquo;not in any way &ndash; as someone has mistakenly interpreted &ndash; a new Vatican document or a new instruction or new &#039;guidelines&#039; for bishops,&rdquo; Fr. Lombardi said Feb. 11. The news reports concerned a statement from French Monsignor Tony Anatrella, who contributed to a 2015 formation course for new bishops organized by the Congregation for Bishops. Msgr. Anatrella, a consultant to the Pontifical Council for the Family and the Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers, wrote a document with a section reflecting on countries&rsquo; civil laws that mandate abuse reporting. The document said &ldquo;it is not necessarily the duty of the bishop to report suspects to authorities, the police or state prosecutors in the moment when they are made aware of crimes or sinful deeds.&rdquo; Msgr. Anatrella said that decision is up to victims and their families. Some media reports depicted the monsignor&rsquo;s statements as an encouragement to cover up sexual abuse or as a claim that it is &ldquo;not necessarily&rdquo; a bishop&rsquo;s duty to report sexual abuse in cases where laws require it. However, Fr. Lombardi rejected this idea, saying that &ldquo;Anatrella does not say anything new or different than what has been said by the competent ecclesiastical institutions.&rdquo; He directed reporters to a May 3, 2011 letter from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. There, the congregation told episcopal conferences that it is important to cooperate with civil authorities in responding to sexual abuse crimes. Without compromising the sacraments, it said, &ldquo;the prescriptions of civil law regarding the reporting of such crimes to the designated authority should always be followed.&rdquo; Fr. 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A reported comment from a Vatican consultant is &ldquo;not in any way &ndash; as someone has mistakenly interpreted &ndash; a new Vatican document or a new instruction or new &#039;guidelines&#039; for bishops,&rdquo; Fr. Lombardi said Feb. 11. The news reports concerned a statement from French Monsignor Tony Anatrella, who contributed to a 2015 formation course for new bishops organized by the Congregation for Bishops. Msgr. Anatrella, a consultant to the Pontifical Council for the Family and the Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers, wrote a document with a section reflecting on countries&rsquo; civil laws that mandate abuse reporting. The document said &ldquo;it is not necessarily the duty of the bishop to report suspects to authorities, the police or state prosecutors in the moment when they are made aware of crimes or sinful deeds.&rdquo; Msgr. Anatrella said that decision is up to victims and their families. Some media reports depicted the monsignor&rsquo;s statements as an encouragement to cover up sexual abuse or as a claim that it is &ldquo;not necessarily&rdquo; a bishop&rsquo;s duty to report sexual abuse in cases where laws require it. However, Fr. Lombardi rejected this idea, saying that &ldquo;Anatrella does not say anything new or different than what has been said by the competent ecclesiastical institutions.&rdquo; He directed reporters to a May 3, 2011 letter from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. There, the congregation told episcopal conferences that it is important to cooperate with civil authorities in responding to sexual abuse crimes. Without compromising the sacraments, it said, &ldquo;the prescriptions of civil law regarding the reporting of such crimes to the designated authority should always be followed.&rdquo; Fr. 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A reported comment from a Vatican consultant is &ldquo;not in any way &ndash; as someone has mistakenly interpreted &ndash; a new Vatican document or a new instruction or new 'guidelines' for bishops,&rdquo; Fr. Lombardi said Feb. 11. The news reports concerned a statement from French Monsignor Tony Anatrella, who contributed to a 2015 formation course for new bishops organized by the Congregation for Bishops. Msgr. Anatrella, a consultant to the Pontifical Council for the Family and the Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers, wrote a document with a section reflecting on countries&rsquo; civil laws that mandate abuse reporting. The document said &ldquo;it is not necessarily the duty of the bishop to report suspects to authorities, the police or state prosecutors in the moment when they are made aware of crimes or sinful deeds.&rdquo; Msgr. Anatrella said that decision is up to victims and their families. Some media reports depicted the monsignor&rsquo;s statements as an encouragement to cover up sexual abuse or as a claim that it is &ldquo;not necessarily&rdquo; a bishop&rsquo;s duty to report sexual abuse in cases where laws require it. However, Fr. Lombardi rejected this idea, saying that &ldquo;Anatrella does not say anything new or different than what has been said by the competent ecclesiastical institutions.&rdquo; He directed reporters to a May 3, 2011 letter from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. There, the congregation told episcopal conferences that it is important to cooperate with civil authorities in responding to sexual abuse crimes. Without compromising the sacraments, it said, &ldquo;the prescriptions of civil law regarding the reporting of such crimes to the designated authority should always be followed.&rdquo; Fr. Lombardi also noted that the comment is part of a single report of a collected volume from an expert conference on the formation of new bishops. 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