believe09
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I think this is fascinating and a turning point in the war against institutionalized sexual abuse of children-
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VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI lashed out Sunday at what he called the "deplorable" raids carried out by Belgian police who detained bishops, confiscated computers, opened a crypt and took church documents as part of an investigation into priestly sex abuse.
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Interesting that the Belgian police treated these bishops just as if they were civilians suspected of hiding proof of sexual abuse-the bishops were detained for 9 hours and their cell phones seized. The police took possession of 500+ records dealing with an internal church investigation into priest sexual abuse.
Apparently the Belgians are unwilling to go through what the Irish have gone through in attempting to obtain the records of similar investigations. Why is it I have the urge to say "Checkmate?"
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100627/ap_on_re_eu/eu_vatican_belgium
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VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI lashed out Sunday at what he called the "deplorable" raids carried out by Belgian police who detained bishops, confiscated computers, opened a crypt and took church documents as part of an investigation into priestly sex abuse.
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Interesting that the Belgian police treated these bishops just as if they were civilians suspected of hiding proof of sexual abuse-the bishops were detained for 9 hours and their cell phones seized. The police took possession of 500+ records dealing with an internal church investigation into priest sexual abuse.
Apparently the Belgians are unwilling to go through what the Irish have gone through in attempting to obtain the records of similar investigations. Why is it I have the urge to say "Checkmate?"
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100627/ap_on_re_eu/eu_vatican_belgium