Dealing adequately with accusations of sexual abuse, especially of minors, is an ongoing task for the Catholic Church. It is necessary to take note of the ever-changing standards and procedural rules in both the state and church sectors. Recently, there has been a comprehensive revision of the criminal law of the Catholic Church (Book VI of the Codex Iuris Canonici) and the Vatican's Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has published a Vademecum.