Vatican doctrinal official Monsignor Charles Scicluna gestures as he gives a press conference on July 15, 2010 in the Vatican. The Vatican issued today new rules on the handling of abuse cases amid a worldwide scandal, ordering quicker investigations of paedophile priests and extending the statue of limitations. Announcing the measures in a bid to fend off accusations of high-level complency, the church also classified child pornography as a crime and made the abuse of mentally handicapped people a crime as serious as paedophilia. AFP PHOTO/ FILIPPO MONTEFORTE (Photo by FILIPPO MONTEFORTE / AFP)