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Catholic priests in France will soon wear traffic light-coded identification tags to let people to know whether they may have had sexual abuse charges.
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Cards will feature a QR code that can be checked by a mobile phone, the Daily Mail reported.
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The QR code will reveal a red, orange or green light once scanned, depending on whether the priest had been stripped of any clerical status.
The plan, announced on Wednesday, will identify which priests are able to lead mass and hear confessions.
Red lights are for priests who have been stripped of their status and cannot perform clerical duties. Orange lights will show a priest has limited powers because of experience or sanctions. Green lights show a priest can perform a full range of sacraments.
The database will be updated once a year.
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The system is being put in place as the Church in France attempts to clamp down on sexual abuse.
In November, 11 bishops were accused of sexual abuse in the French Catholic Church.
After a 2 1/2-year investigation, a report published in October 2021 showed an history of abuse in the Church with an estimated 330,000 abuse victims over a period of 70 years.
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