HEADLINE: VATICAN DETAILS U.S. SEX ABUSE DEFENSE
The Vatican is starting to feel some legal heat coming from the U.S. as lawyers representing abuse victims are smelling money and a lot of publicity.
The Vatican is expected to state that U.S. bishops are not employees of the Vatican because they aren’t paid by Rome, don’t act on Rome’s behalf and are not controlled day-to-day by the pope THEREFORE the Vatican and the pope are NOT responsible for any U.S. bishop’s actions.
Harold points to the case of Boston Archbishop / Cardinal Bernard F. Law who was forced to resign in 2002 for covering up a myriad of priestly sexual abuse cases, was transferred to Rome by Pope John Paul II and now basically lives the life of Riley in his old age and the Vatican claims that bishops do not work for the Vatican?
I don’t think that defense will hold up as bishops take an oath of obedience to the pope. The pope appoints disciplines and removes bishops; he is the boss.
I feel their only logical way out of this mess is to claim immunity as a FOREIGN SOVEREIGNTY of which the pope is the head (king).
This stands to be a historic case with a lot of the Church’s dirty laundry on display. I am interested in a 1962 document from the Vatican called CRIMEN SOLLICITATIONIS which some say urges bishops to keep abuse evidence secret.
More on this later…
The Vatican is starting to feel some legal heat coming from the U.S. as lawyers representing abuse victims are smelling money and a lot of publicity.
The Vatican is expected to state that U.S. bishops are not employees of the Vatican because they aren’t paid by Rome, don’t act on Rome’s behalf and are not controlled day-to-day by the pope THEREFORE the Vatican and the pope are NOT responsible for any U.S. bishop’s actions.
Harold points to the case of Boston Archbishop / Cardinal Bernard F. Law who was forced to resign in 2002 for covering up a myriad of priestly sexual abuse cases, was transferred to Rome by Pope John Paul II and now basically lives the life of Riley in his old age and the Vatican claims that bishops do not work for the Vatican?
I don’t think that defense will hold up as bishops take an oath of obedience to the pope. The pope appoints disciplines and removes bishops; he is the boss.
I feel their only logical way out of this mess is to claim immunity as a FOREIGN SOVEREIGNTY of which the pope is the head (king).
This stands to be a historic case with a lot of the Church’s dirty laundry on display. I am interested in a 1962 document from the Vatican called CRIMEN SOLLICITATIONIS which some say urges bishops to keep abuse evidence secret.
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