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Monday, May 10, 2010

Archbishop of Vienna accuses one of Pope’s closest aides of abuse cover-up

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article7121062.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797093
Archbishop of Vienna accuses one of Pope’s closest aides of abuse cover-up

"Open warfare broke out in the Vatican over the clerical sex abuse scandal at the weekend as Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, the Archbishop of Vienna, accused one of Pope Benedict XVI’s closest aides of covering up past scandals.

"Cardinal Schönborn, 65, seen as a possible future Pope, accused Cardinal Angelo Sodano, 82, the former Vatican Secretary of State (Prime Minister), of having blocked investigations into sex abuse crimes committed by his predecessor in Vienna, the late Cardinal Hans Hermann Groer."


Cardinal Schönborn, a former theology pupil of Pope Benedict and a close ally, also charged Cardinal Sodano with causing “massive harm” to victims by dismissing claims of clerical abuse as “petty gossip” on Easter Sunday."

1 comment:

reddog said...

It's time for somebody inside the Catholic hierarchy to start speaking out in support and protection of the laity.

Most of the hierarchy are sexually active, closeted Gays who protect the criminals among them because they are afraid they themselves will be exposed. This includes the Pope.