<![CDATA[This article aims to examine the question of sexual abuse of minors and vulnerable adults by clerics and members of the Institute for Consecrated Life and the Society for Apostolic Life in the light of motu proprioVos Estis Lux Mundi and Vademecum. It starts with a brief description of sexual abuse, the mandatory report and then the response of the Ordinary. It shows that sexual abuse is a grave delict, and clerics or religious who have knowledge of information are obliged to report it to the Ordinary while maintaining the seal of confession, and the Ordinary has the grave obligation to take any reports seriously, promptly and decisively, taking into consideration that the procedural norms should be carefully observed. By using the analytical and critical method, the author argues that it is of the highest importance for the Ordinary to establish a system for receiving reports as well as preparing competent personnel in order to handle the case in a thorough and expeditious manner. Key words: sexual abuse, minors, vulnerable adults, mandatory report, Ordinary]]>
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