A group known for protecting those sexually abused by Catholic priests has sent a letter to Pope Leo XIV to ask him to sign new canon law taking a zero tolerance stance on sex abuse in the clergy, while questioning why he didn't do more in his decades spent in the Catholic Church The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests sent the letter the day the new pope stepped out onto the Vatican balcony.

Pope Leo XIV failed to properly investigate sex abuse claims while in prominent leadership roles in Chicago, victims’ group says

The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests, or SNAP, called on the pope to enshrine in canon law that the Catholic Church has zero tolerance for sexually assaulting children and any clergy member who does so should be permanently removed from the church.