“It’s too soon to tell how the Church in the United States is handling the investigations and pursuing solutions in the wake of the clerical sex-abuse scandals, says a canon lawyer.

“It’s too soon to tell how the Church in the United States is handling the investigations and pursuing solutions in the wake of the clerical sex-abuse scandals, says a canon lawyer. Edward Peters, who holds doctoral degrees in canon and civil law and is a professor at the Institute for Pastoral Theology here, shared with ZENIT his insights into the scandals and subsequent investigations, in light of the recent U.S. bishops’ conference meeting in St. Louis.”