The Vatican has revised its guidelines on how the Roman Catholic Church will handle sex abuse cases.
The rules include a significant lengthening of the time period a victim can lodge an abuse complaint.
The latest policies follow a new series of allegations against the church's clergy in recent months.
Al Jazeera's Claudio Lavanga reports.
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