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Vatican rejects charges it sabotaged efforts by bishops to report abusive priests to police

Vatican rejects charges it sabotaged efforts by bishops to report abusive priests to police

The Vatican on Saturday vigorously rejected claims it sabotaged efforts by Irish bishops to report priests who sexually abused children to police and accused the Irish prime minister of making an “unfounded” attack against the Holy See. The Vatican issued a lengthy response to the Irish government following Prime Minister Enda Kenny’s unprecedented July 20 denunciation of the Vatican’s handling of abuse, in which he cited the “dysfunction, the disconnection, the elitism that dominate the culture of the Vatican to this day.”

 

Vatican Says Not Liable In U.S. Sexual Abuse Case

Vatican Says Not Liable In U.S. Sexual Abuse Case

The Vatican said on Tuesday it would prove it cannot be held legally responsible for the actions of a priest at the center of a sexual abuse scandal in the United States.

Senh: I think everyone who's connected should be liable. It's not like this is the first time it has happened. A message needs to be sent.

 

Vatican to court: Priests are not our staff

Vatican to court: Priests are not our staff

The Vatican on Monday will make its most detailed argument yet for why it is not liable for bishops who allowed priests to molest children in the U.S., The Associated Press has learned.

 

German Bishop to go amid abuse probe

German Bishop to go amid abuse probe

The Vatican says Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of a leading German bishop who is being probed for allegedly physically abusing minors and financial misconduct.

 

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