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How cardinal disgraced in Boston child abuse scandal found a Vatican haven

Bernard Law quit as archbishop of Boston in 2002 after criticism of his handling of paedophile priests but although a pariah in the US he was honoured in Rome

Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Rome and Amanda Holpuch in New York
Friday 6 November 2015 21.00 AEDT

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/06/cardinal-bernard-law-disgraced-boston-child-abuse-scandal-vatican-haven-spotlight

.. was Cardinal Law accused of personal child abuse? .. i can't see he was, so if that's true there is one difference in the two cases .. in any case both canon law

Catholic bishops not obliged to report clerical child abuse, Vatican says
Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Rome
Thursday 11 February 2016 04.37 AEDT
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/10/catholic-bishops-not-obliged-report-clerical-child-abuse-vatican-says

and what do you call it? .. secular law?

Mandatory reporting laws would help stop Catholic Church cover-up : Royal Commission
Updated 9 Feb 2017, 6:52pm
Canon law experts have told the child sexual abuse Royal Commission that if all the Australian states enacted mandatory reporting laws the Catholic Church would be compelled to report the clerical sexual abuse of children. The Commission is examining how the Church's canon law has been used to cover up abuse and protect paedophile priests.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-09/mandatory-reporting-laws-would-help-stop-catholic/8256996

are inadequate .. it appears both canon law and secular law still serve to protect the church at the expense of the rights of children.

I believe in the U.S.A some states have mandatory reporting for all, including the church, but not all states have it.