Future Pope’s Role in Abuse Case Was Complex

Future Pope’s Role in Abuse Case Was Complex As Pope Benedict XVI has come under scrutiny for his handling of sexual abuse cases, both his supporters and his critics have paid fresh attention to the way he responded to a sexual abuse scandal in Austria in the 1990s, one of the most damaging to confront […]

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Pope’s Immunity Could Be Challenged in U.K.

Pope’s Immunity Could Be Challenged in U.K. Protests are growing against Pope Benedict XVI’s planned trip to Britain, where some lawyers question whether the Vatican’s implicit statehood status should shield the pope from prosecution over sex crimes by pedophile priests. More than 10,000 people have signed an e-petition on Downing Street’s Web site against the […]

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