Thank you again, Kieran, for another well-researched article. 
Pope Francis and his two predecessors, Pope John Paul II and Benedict XVI, plus the United Nations have known about tens of thousands of children throughout the world that have been abused by clergy on a widespread and systematic scale. 
However, Bishops who live in jurisdictions without reporting laws (in Australia this includes Queensland, Tasmania and Western Australia) are able to continue to comply with canon law by not reporting clergy abuse of children and vulnerable adults. Yet, these Bishops continue to solely manage schools.
As noted for more than a decade that 'Irish, British, Australian and United States Bishops have wanted mandatory reporting under canon law irrespective of reporting requirements under civil laws. 
The Holy See has consistently rejected the requests.' 
The Pope's failure to act on this matter could one day end up in court for grave breaches of international conventions to protect children.