"Clergy abuse survivors demand 'zero tolerance' law after controversial Vatican appointment"
Clergy abuse survivors have proposed a new church law calling for the permanent removal of abusive priests and superiors who covered for them, following outrage over Pope Francis' appointment of Cardinal Victor Fernandez to head the Vatican office that investigates sex crimes. The survivors are seeking to draw attention to the ongoing scandal in the Catholic Church and the failure of Francis and the hierarchy to fulfill their promises of "zero tolerance" for abuse. The proposed law calls for the dismissal of priests who commit sexual offenses against minors or vulnerable adults, as well as the removal of bishops or religious superiors who fail to report sex crimes to law enforcement.