Vatican Letter on Sex Abuse Revealed

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Tue, 2011-01-18 11:58

NDPP

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2011/01/18/vativan-letter-sex-abuse-irelan...

"A newly revealed 1997 letter from the Vatican warned Ireland's Catholic bishops not to report all suspected child-abuse cases to police. 'The letter is of huge international significance, because it shows that the Vatican's intention is to prevent reporting of abuse to criminal authorities,' said Colm O'Gorman, director of the Irish chapter of Amnesty International. 'And if that instruction applied here, it applied everywhere."

Sainthood application for John Paul II still on course?

Kids Put on Electric Chair

http://www.thepeoplespaths.net/articles/bschools.htm

Tue, 2011-01-18 13:39

Unionist

NoDifferencePartyPooper wrote:

Sainthood application for John Paul II still on course?

The only positive thing about sainthood is that the recipient has to meet certain medical requirements.

Tue, 2011-01-18 13:45

Caissa

LMFAOROTF, Unionist.

Very dry.

Wed, 2011-01-19 13:25

Caissa

The Vatican replies:

The Vatican says its letter in 1997 warning Irish bishops about reporting sex abuse to police has been misunderstood.

Vatican spokesman Rev. Federico Lombardi said the Holy See wanted to ensure Irish bishops follow church law precisely so pedophile priests would not have technical grounds to escape church punishment.

"That letter has been given biased treatment by some media outlets, who have presented it as proof of an instruction from the Vatican to cover up cases of sexual abuse of minors," Lombardi said in a statement released Wednesday.

Fri, 2011-01-21 09:37

Caissa

Mass(ive) Irony

Pope Benedict says public officials must offer good moral examples as Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi is under mounting criticism from the Roman Catholic Church for his alleged dalliances with young women.

The Pope didn't mention the scandal or Berlusconi by name. But during an audience with Rome's police chief and police officers, he said public officials must "rediscover their spiritual and moral roots."

Thu, 2014-01-16 12:28

Unionist

Might as well post this here:

[url=http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/vatican-acknowledges-excuse-child... Comes Under Sharp Criticism for Sex Abuse[/url]

Quote:

The Vatican came under blistering criticism from a U.N. committee Thursday for its handling of the global priest sex abuse scandal, facing its most intense public grilling to date over allegations that it protected pedophile priests at the expense of victims.