Reference Documents
Clergy Abuse
Report on the Holy See's institutional knowledge and decision-making related to former Cardinal Theodore Edgar McCarrick (1930 to 2017) (Commonly referred to as the "McCarrick Report") - November 2020
Motu Propio Vos estis lux mundi - May 2019
Motu Propio On the protection of minors and vulnerable persons - March 2019
Letter sent by the Holy Father to the Bishops of the USCCB - January 2019
Letter to the People of God - August 2018
Motu Propio As a Loving Mother - June 2016
Further documents are available on the Vatican website.
Vademecum on certain points of procedure in treating cases of sexual abuse of minors committed by clerics - July 2020
Letter regarding the more serious offenses reserved to the CDF - May 2001
Directives for the Implementation of the Provisions of Vos estis lux mundi Concerning Bishops and Their Equivalents - PDF also includes "Affirming our Episcopal Commitments" and "Protocol Regarding Available Non-Penal Restrictions on Bishops" - June 2018
The Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People - Commonly referred to as the "Dallas Charter"- Revised June 2018, Original 2002
The Causes and Context of Sexual Abuse of Minors bu Catholic Priests in the United States, 1950-2010 - Commonly called the second "John Jay Report" - May 2011
The Nature and Scope of Sexual Abuse of Minors by Catholic Priests and Deacons in the United States 1950-2002 - Commonly referred to as the first "John Jay Report" - February 2004
Proposed Guidelines on the Assessment of Clergy and Religious for Assignment - November 1993
Proceedings from the Meeting on the Protection of Minors in the Church held at the Vatican - February 2019
The Doyle-Mouton-Peterson Report, "The Problem of Sexual Molestation by Roman Catholic Clergy: Meeting the Problem in a Comprehensive and Responsible Manner - 1985