mar 25, 2010

this is from 2003 and refers to a 1962 document. this 'sweeping-under-the-carpet' stuff has been going on for some time. ratzy is lying when he professes ignorance. he is guilty as sin, much like the severely pious mullah sandwich in pak who was found between two prostitutes, one male and one female. 

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Vatican told bishops to cover up sex abuse world wide

Expulsion threat in secret documents

The Vatican instructed Catholic bishops around the world to cover up cases of sexual abuse or risk being thrown out of the Church.

The Observer has obtained a 40-year-old confidential document from the secret Vatican archive which lawyers are calling a 'blueprint for deception and concealment'. One British lawyer acting for Church child abuse victims has described it as 'explosive'.

The 69-page Latin document bearing the seal of Pope John XXIII was sent to every bishop in the world. The instructions outline a policy of 'strictest' secrecy in dealing with allegations of sexual abuse and threatens those who speak out with excommunication.

They also call for the victim to take an oath of secrecy at the time of making a complaint to Church officials. It states that the instructions are to 'be diligently stored in the secret archives of the Curia [Vatican] as strictly confidential. Nor is it to be published nor added to with any commentaries.'

The document, which has been confirmed as genuine by the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales, is called 'Crimine solicitationies', which translates as 'instruction on proceeding in cases of solicitation'.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2003/aug/17/religion.childprotection