Post by Administration on Apr 1, 2010 11:21:22 GMT
European bishops urge victims to go to the police
By NICOLE WINFIELD, Associated Press Writer Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Writer – Wed Mar 31, 5:29 pm ET
VATICAN CITY – Swiss bishops urge victims of clerical abuse to file criminal complaints and are considering creating a national registry for pedophile priests. Danish bishops launch an investigation into decades-old claims. Austria's senior bishop celebrates a Holy Week Mass of repentance.
A week after Pope Benedict XVI excoriated Irish bishops for gross errors of judgment in handling cases of priests who sexually abuse children, European bishops are admitting to mistakes, reaching out to victims and promising to act quickly when they learn about abuse cases.
Their mea culpas and pledges to be more transparent and cooperative in the future come amid mounting public outrage over the scope of the abuse and what victims say has been a pattern of coverup by bishops and the Vatican itself to keep the cases quiet.
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news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100331/ap_on_re_eu/eu_church_abuse
By NICOLE WINFIELD, Associated Press Writer Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Writer – Wed Mar 31, 5:29 pm ET
VATICAN CITY – Swiss bishops urge victims of clerical abuse to file criminal complaints and are considering creating a national registry for pedophile priests. Danish bishops launch an investigation into decades-old claims. Austria's senior bishop celebrates a Holy Week Mass of repentance.
A week after Pope Benedict XVI excoriated Irish bishops for gross errors of judgment in handling cases of priests who sexually abuse children, European bishops are admitting to mistakes, reaching out to victims and promising to act quickly when they learn about abuse cases.
Their mea culpas and pledges to be more transparent and cooperative in the future come amid mounting public outrage over the scope of the abuse and what victims say has been a pattern of coverup by bishops and the Vatican itself to keep the cases quiet.
Read more;
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100331/ap_on_re_eu/eu_church_abuse