Cardinal William Levada, former archbishop of San Francisco and now prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, said bishops have an obligation to ``cooperate'' with local law enforcement, but stopped short of mandating that bishops report abuse cases to police. RNS photo courtesy Marcin Mazur/Catholic Church of England and Wales

(RNS1-jan8) Cardinal William Levada, former archbishop of San Francisco and now prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, said bishops have an obligation to “cooperate” with local law enforcement, but stopped short of mandating that bishops report abuse cases to police. For use with RNS-ABUSE-BRIEF, transmitted Feb. 6, 2012. RNs photo courtesy Marcin Mazur/Catholic Church of England and Wales.

Sally Morrow

Sally Morrow

Sally Morrow joined Religion News Service in March 2012 as Photo/Multimedia Editor. She is a photographer and editor based in Kansas City, Mo. Morrow has worked as a multimedia editor and photographer at Newsday, The Des Moines Register, and the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

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