Before his installation as pope , Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was the keeper of the traditional papal secrecy around sexual abuse as the leader of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith . Jeff Anderson : Pope Benedict XVI 's departure is an opportunity for real reform of child abuse . Next pope must stop culture of secrecy , he says ; make names , documents public . Vatican protocol and law must change and abuse reported to police , he says . Anderson : The Catholic Church has been accused by victims of covering up the sexual abuses committed against them in its care.
Jeff Anderson : Pope Benedict XVI 's departure is an opportunity for real reform of child abuse . Next pope must stop culture of secrecy , he says ; make names , documents public . Vatican protocol and law must change and abuse reported to police , he says . Anderson : The Catholic Church has been accused by victims of covering up the sexual abuses committed against them in its care.