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'Enormous implications' for Catholic Church

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The High Court has ruled the Roman Catholic Church can be held liable for the wrongdoings of its priests.

Religious affairs correspondent Robert Piggott explains how the ruling could change the nature of the relationship between churches and priests and we could see a number of other claims brought forward as a result.


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