Sex Crimes and the Vatican

[Chrystalwuzhere]

Here's a good video.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1869539365648274355

Here's a summary of what the video is about:

Investigation into allegations that a secret church directive, issued by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger before he became Pope Benedict XVI, is being used to silence the victims of child sex abuse by Roman Catholic priests. Colm O'Gorman, who was raped as a 14-year-old boy by his local parish priest in Ireland, travels to America, Brazil and the Vatican City to uncover more.

[Jane Doe]

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[Sid]

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http://img.dailymail.co.uk//i/pix/2006/09/pope300906_228x424.jpg


If you don't know, the top picture is of Father Tom Doyle (http://p094.ezboard.com/fcatholicreformationfrm30.showMessage?topicID=25.t opic)


Here is some background on B-16's history of criminal activity when he was in charge of the Vatican's Ministry of DisInformation and Propaganda:



Crimen Sollicitationis: Observations by Thomas Doyle, O.P., J.C.D. Observations by August 16, 2003 (http://www.votf.org/vineyard/Oct5_2006/bbc.html)


Explaining Crimen Sollicitationis (http://www.bishop-accountability.org/resources/resource-files/timeline/2003-08-15-Allen-ExplainingCrimen.htm)

[Sid]

A secret document which sets out a procedure for dealing with child sex abuse scandals within the Catholic Church is examined by Panorama.

Crimen Sollicitationis was enforced for 20 years by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger before he became the Pope.

It instructs bishops on how to deal with allegations of child abuse against priests and has been seen by few outsiders.

Critics say the document has been used to evade prosecution for sex crimes.

Crimen Sollicitationis was written in 1962 in Latin and given to Catholic bishops worldwide who are ordered to keep it locked away in the church safe.

It instructs them how to deal with priests who solicit sex from the confessional. It also deals with "any obscene external act ... with youths of either sex."

It imposes an oath of secrecy on the child victim, the priest dealing with the allegation and any witnesses.

Breaking that oath means excommunication from the Catholic Church.



Sex crimes and the Vatican (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/panorama/5389684.stm)