UN committee on torture slams Vatican over child sex abuse

RT ^ | May 5 2014 | RT

[PoloSec]

The Vatican attempted to minimize its culpability over the Catholic Church’s child sexual abuse scandal as a UN committee on torture grilled the institution over it alleged “climate of impunity” which has prevailed for decades.

In a two-hour hearing in Geneva, the Committee Against Torture was unrelenting in its questioning of the Vatican delegation, asking about past policy decisions, the juridical distinction between the Holy See and Vatican City, and information on specific cases, Reuters reports.

The Vatican, which is set to issue a formal answer on Tuesday, said the church has been cleaning house for the past decade and was determined to protect children further with a series of measures, which they say has led to a decline in cases of sexual abuse by priests.

[Gamecock]

Based on some of the comments above it seems otherwise.

[Mrs. Don-o]

I wouldn't infer that from the other comments. They seem (to my quick, imperfect scanning) to be addressing quite another question, namely politicized anti-Church targeting.

This is truly a factor.

That there should be higher standards for the Church should be beyond dispute. Of those to whom much has been given, much will be required.

If you asked that point blank, I think most people (of any church affiliation) would recognize that as true.