Feb abuse summit will set rules -Vatican

(ANSA) - Vatican City, January 16 - A summit between the pope and the heads of the world's bishops in the Vatican next month will set out rules and practices for dealing with clerical sex abuse, Vatican press office chief Alessandro Gisotti said Wednesday.
    For Pope Francis, Gisotti said, "it's fundamental that returning to their countries, to their dioceses, the bishops who have come to Rome will be aware of the rules to apply and therefore take the necessary steps to prevent abuse, to safeguard victims, and make sure that no case is covered up or shelved".
    Gisotti stressed that "it is right to underscore that the Church is not at a starting point in the fight against abuse".