By Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture - Why is it still newsworthy, then, when a prominent Catholic calls for “zero tolerance” today?... Answer: because for all the talk, for all the pledges, for all the touted policies and programs, the Vatican has not adopted a “zero tolerance” mentality regarding abuse... Last week, when the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors held a conference on Safeguarding in the Catholic Church in Europe, Pope Francis send a strong message of support, citing the event as “a sign of the Church’s continuing efforts to protect the most vulnerable in our midst.”