Two victims of abuse by priests in the London diocese say a letter by Bishop Ronald Fabbro calling for "courageous" reforms falls short of providing any concrete details about substantive, structural changes capable of preventing future abuse. On Friday Fabbro released a "letter to the faithful" that points to cases of abuse of children by priests as exposing a "brokenness in our church." The letter mentions hundreds of abuse cases in Pennsylvania documented in a grand jury report, and says the London diocese has responded by enacting policies to prevent abuse. Fabbro's letter then mentions the London diocese's Safe Environment Policy, enacted in 1989 and updated since then to prevent abuse and protect children. Swales has written his own list of demands for reform and posted them online in a letter to Pope Francis.

Source: CBC News September 15, 2018 15:22 UTC