SNAP asks Pope Leo XIV to sign canon law on clergy sex abuse A sexual abuse survivors' group is asking Pope Leo XIV to sign new canon law on sex abuse by priests in the Catholic Church.

#SNAP calls for #ZeroTolerance part of the church's #CanonLaw, defining it as the #PermanentRemoval of a person from ministry following a single act of #SexualAbuse admitted or established after an appropriate process, "found #guilty" in the judicial system, or "found #liable in a civil proceeding."