Belgian cardinal urged victim to delay sex abuse statement

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BRUSSELS, Aug. 28, 2010 (Reuters) —

"The former head of Belgium's Catholic Church suggested to a sexual abuse victim it would be better to delay a public statement on the case until the bishop involved resigned in 2011, a Church spokesman said on Saturday."

"Jurgen Mettepenningen confirmed transcripts in Belgium's De Standaard newspaper of a meeting Roman Catholic Cardinal Godfried Danneels held with Bishop Roger Vangheluwe and a sexual abuse victim of the bishop in April 2010."

"It is true this meeting and conversation took place, and that the transcript is correct," Mettepenningen told Reuters.