A report from Ireland shows that sex crimes committed by Catholic leaders has continued, and actually increased.

The National Board for the Safeguarding of Children in the Catholic Church says in 2010, reported cases of sex abuse by Irish Catholic leaders increased by 38%, over 2009.

The Vatican has just released new rules for church leaders to deal with such claims.  Basically local Bishops have been ordered to report sex abuse claims to the police.  Critics point out that the new Vatican rules are useless because many of those Bishops are actually trying to cover up such crimes.