"The stakes are critical, the potential immense, and our call to be a part of righting this profound evil is clear." - Bishop Edward Weisenburger

Well, we'll say this for good old Mrs. Jellyby – she sticks to her principles through thick and thin. There's a nice comparison here between the stories Mrs. Jellyby tells her children (she talks about the "brotherhood of humanity") and the far more appropriate stories Esther tells them (a fairy tale about an awesomely clever talking cat.) Bleak House

"All who were destined for eternal life came to believe, and the word of the Lord continued to spread through the whole region." Acts 13: 50

The Holy Father issued an order (a motu proprio entitled Vos Estis Lux Mundi") directing the entire Church to be a mandatory reporting. The Diocese in the United States has been following this practice for twenty years. What is new is the reporting process for claims of abuse by Bishops. Read more here.