Pope Francis says that only once did he overrule the CDF’s recommendation that an abuser priest be laicised. The problem is further down the line. Archbishop Coleridge of Brisbane told the Australian Royal Commission that he asked the CDF to laicise 6 priests who had been convicted by the civil law of child sex abuse offences. The CDF only agreed to laicised one. This makes a mockery of Francis’ claim that the Church has a zero tolerance policy. The Church has a zero tolerance policy for priests who have committed no crime but want to marry – they have to be laicised and not just have some restrictions on their public ministry. As Commissioner Atkinson of the Royal Commission pointed out, one of the most hurtful things for victims is to find that abuser priests are not dismissed even if their public ministry is restricted. Reporting to the civil authorities is the most significant problem with canon law, but the Church's disciplinary system also needs reform.