Vatican sex crimes prosecutor pushes for transparency on sex abuses

The Vatican’s new sex crimes prosecutor has insisted on the need for transparency about the church’s failures to protect children from sex abuse by priests. Rev. Robert Oliver quoted Pope Benedict XVI in saying the church must recognize the “grave errors in judgment that were often committed by the church’s leadership.” He added that bishops must follow civil laws and report abusive priests to police, where such laws require it. The comments come just days after thousands of pages of personnel files of abusive priests were released by a Los Angeles court.