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CS is "still in effect," and it most certainly does prevent victims and their families from going to anyone other than a member of the church with the accusations, under penalty of excommunication.

Constantly repeating the falsehood that those who report these crimes to the police are excommunicated does not make it true. Remember that Crimen solliciationis was a secret instruction. Thus the laity would not know of this alleged provision. Furthermore, as anyone knows, the crimes of these priests have been reported all over the place. Show me one, just one, person who has been excommunicated for this.

This document is filled with astounding nuggets of ways to get around the truth. Check out #52...

"...In every way the judge is to remember that it is never right for him to bind the accused by an oath to tell the truth."

Say what??!!?? During these church proceedings the accused pedophile priest is NEVER to be bound to tell the truth?

Have you not heard of the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution:

…nor shall [any person] be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself…

Both Canon 1744 of the 1917 Code of Canon Law and the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution protect an accused against being compelled to testify against himself. Such a scandal that the Church has the same standards as the U.S. Constitution!