Move along. Nothing to see here.

But legal experts say the grand jury report will lend new momentum to statute-reform efforts that have been percolating in Pennsylvania and beyond for years.

“This will reignite these battles at the state level,” said Michael Moreland, a law professor at Villanova University, a Catholic school outside Philadelphia.

Leading the effort in Pennsylvania is state Rep. Mark Rozzi (D), who said he was raped by a priest at his Catholic school and has been a longtime advocate for victims of child sexual abuse....

When the legislative session reconvenes in September, he plans to rewrite an existing bill with the goal of eliminating statutes of limitations, which, he says, have “aided and abetted” the priests and their superiors. Rozzi has called the state’s statutes of limitations “archaic” and “arbitrary.” ...

Some of the church’s defenders, such as state Sen. Joe Scarnati (R), who sponsored the bill that Rozzi intends to amend, have denounced the actions of clergy members, but say retroactive lawsuits would unfairly bankrupt an institution that has already made reforms.