Survivors of clergy sexual abuse are calling on the Vatican to implement a zero-tolerance policy similar to the one adopted by the U.S. Catholic Church in 2002. This policy, known for its 'one strike and you're out' approach, permanently removes a priest from ministry upon admission or establishment of a single act of sexual abuse under church law.
The survivors argue that children worldwide deserve the same level of protection from predator priests as those in the U.S. The U.S. norms, implemented during the abuse scandal in Boston, have been praised for their strictness by some and criticized by others as excessive.
