way protect the perpetrators instead of the victims, and that is why this move was made to change kanaanaw. the changes will only come into effect on december 8 this year. but those e some of the measures pope francis himself has taken to deal with these issues, to deal with the laws that are too slow to keep up with the cases of abuse. interesting thing in this committee's recommendations is the issue about compensation for the victims. that is something the church in france will have to deal with, to help those victims recover. mark: indeed. seema gupta in rome. as ever, thank you so much indeed. the french catholic church accused of abusing more than 200,000 children over the past 2 70 years, many of the victims boys ages 10-13. shocking revelations. we, of course will be watching all the developments. the pope expressing his sorrow and gratitude toward the victims having the courage to come forward. next live from paris, the tension between china and taiwan remains intense. a leading taiwanese politician told reporters, that china's military threats are over the top. >> more tensions