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The letter undermines persistent Vatican claims, particularly when seeking to defend itself in U.S. lawsuits, that the church in Rome never instructed local bishops to withhold evidence or suspicion of crimes from police. It instead emphasizes the church's right to handle all child-abuse allegations, and determine punishments, in house rather than hand that power to civil authorities.
A third major state-ordered investigation into Catholic abuse cover-ups, concerning the southwest Irish diocese of Cloyne, is expected to be published within the next few months documenting the concealment of crimes as recently as 2008.
Originally posted by andy1033
reply to post by Hemisphere
Police and gov cover up every sort of corruption too.
The catholic church is not the only ones with paedos. How many in police, gov, judges and other things.
Originally posted by pcrobotwolf
reply to post by Hemisphere
this has already been posted sorry