Click on the above photocopy to enlarge:
newly disclosed document reveals that Vatican officials told the bishops of Ireland in 1997 that they had serious reservations about the bishops’ policy of mandatory reporting of priests suspected of child abuse to the police or civil authorities.
The document appears to contradict Vatican claims that church leaders in Rome never sought to control the actions of local bishops in abuse cases, and that the Roman Catholic Church did not impede criminal investigations of child abuse suspects.
Click on the following for the full NY Times article: In 1997 Letter, Vatican Warned Irish Bishops on Abuse Policy - NYTimes.com
No comments:
Post a Comment