Monday, January 17, 2011

Rome told bishops not to report abuse

By Lynne Kelleher and Stephen Rogers
Irish Examiner.com - Monday, January 17, 2011
A LETTER sent to Irish bishops in 1997 shows that the Vatican secretly blocked attempts to report paedophile priests to gardaĆ­.
In the letter, the bishops are urged not to report clerical abuse as a criminal offense.
This story appeared in the printed version of the Irish Examiner Monday, January 17, 2011

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