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Report finds flaws in Catholic Church abuse-prevention plans

by AP National Writer
| October 1, 2020 7:06 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Child-protection policies adopted by Roman Catholic leaders to curb clergy sex abuse in the United States are inconsistent and often worryingly incomplete, according to a think tank’s two-year investigation encompassing all 32 of the country's archdioceses.

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