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To: the_conscience
So in essence your claim is that there were two types of forms that could been reported to Ratzinger in 81

I doubt it was a form - I'm sure it was a letter saying: "I'm recommending hospitalization for this troubled priest who's having a breakdown, please give me authorization to book him a hospital stay."

So we can expect the Vatican to produce the documents?

The documents are apparently out there already.

What's the makeup of this court?

Generally a panel of three or more canon lawyers - it's the usual kind of legal setup under the European code system. There is one judge, or in certain cases more than one, who reviews all the documents, evidence and pleadings and adjudicates. Similar in many ways to the way cases are argued before the Supreme Court.

I assume the question you're getting to is whether there is any external supervision by non-Church authorities. The answer is no.

84 posted on 03/14/2010 5:02:54 PM PDT by wideawake (Why is it that those who like to be called Constitutionalists know the least about the Constitution?)
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To: wideawake
I assume the question you're getting to is whether there is any external supervision by non-Church authorities. The answer is no.

Nope. Just wondering about the structure. So what's the reporting on how the Monsignor was notified of the abuse and how he was able to keep it under wraps?

110 posted on 03/14/2010 8:14:59 PM PDT by the_conscience (We ought to obey God, rather than men. (Acts 5:29b))
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