FC
But that's part of the problem, isn't it?  

The pope has no shortage of means to hold these guys accountable, but won't.  Nor would his predecessors, most notably, Benedict.  

If there are areas where a pope can't, a serious question needs to be asked 'why,' and who is blocking the needed changes?  And again, the only answer I can come up with is that these guys are all words about this stuff, but don't really want it to happen.  If there were agreement, it would have been put in place long ago.

Kieran Tapsell writes here on a regular basis, pointing out that a simple change in Canon Law could mandate reporting, even if secular law does not.  The USCCB proposed that to Rome as part of their proposal.  While in some countries I may understand the concerns, in the US, the law is pretty open and clear.  Yet Benedict said "no," and Francis has yet to override that position.  Why?

I don't believe the lot of them understands how important this is to parents, nor do they care...