The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) launched a database to keep track of cardinals around the world and their records on reporting sexual abuse in the church. The organization hopes the tool will be used when the conclave eventually selects a new pope.

A bombshell dossier of complaints compiled by groups representing survivors of clerical sex abuse has been handed to the Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s secretary of state and number two to Pope Francis.

The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests unveiled “Conclave Watch,’’ a database on cardinals’ records on clergy sex abuse that it hopes will put the issue at the center of consideration whenever the next pope is chosen.