Pope Francis makes child abuse a crime in the Vatican:
Pope Francis has laid down a law making it a crime to abuse children sexually or physically on Vatican grounds, the Holy See announced Thursday.Good job, Pope Francis, for doing WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE LIKE A THOUSAND YEARS AGO.
The acts were already crimes under church law, but are now specifically outlawed within the Vatican city-state, which is home to hundreds of people.
The legislation also covers child prostitution and the creation or possession of child pornography.
Now, if any member of the Catholic clergy in Vatican City found to have abused a child actually gets prosecuted under these BRAND NEW laws at any point, I'll be really impressed.
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