The Vatican's child protection commission criticized senior Catholic leaders in an annual report on Thursday for not moving quickly enough to help victims of sexual abuse by clergy and to implement new safeguarding efforts worldwide.
For decades, the 1.4-billion-member Catholic Church has been shaken by scandals across the world involving abuse and coverups, damaging its credibility and costing it hundreds of millions of dollars in settlements.
The new report faulted church leaders for not providing information to victims about how their reports of abuse were being handled or whether negligent
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