Pope Francis speaks during the unveiling the new headquarters of the "Pontifical Scholas Occurrentes" in Rome, Italy, December 13, 2019. Gregorio Borgia/pool via REUTERS
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Tuesday announced sweeping changes to the way the Roman Catholic Church deals with cases of sexual abuse of minors, abolishing the rule of "pontifical secrecy" that previously covered them.
Advocates for the victims of a sex abuse scandal that has rocked the church for nearly two decades applauded the move as being long overdue but said it had to be applied broadly.
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