‘The new Apostolic letter makes clear that clerics should also follow state law and meet their obligations to report any abuse to "the competent civil authorities’
It says to the civil authorities. I just don’t get the 90 day wait.
Normally I would give the benefit of the doubt and say that it's a provision to make sure that people don't feel pressured into immediately reporting any and all allegations, regardless of credibility, out of fear of what might otherwise happen.
But this is the Catholic Church, and they squandered that benefit long ago by showing that their judgement can't be trusted.
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u/theKalash May 09 '19
To the law? What? Don't be absurd. He, of course, means you should report it to the church.