Friday, November 11, 2011

Vatican rejects child abuse cover-up claims

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The Vatican has rejected claims by Irish prime minister Enda Kenny that it tried to frustrate a clerical child abuse inquiry insisting the accusations were unfounded.

Vatican rejects Irish claims of child abuse cover-up - Irish prime minister Enda Kenny

 

In its formal response to the Irish government in the wake of the damning findings of abuse allegations in the diocese of Cloyne, the Holy See said that it in no way hampered or interfered with the inquiry.

In a damning assessment of Rome's attitude to paedophile priests, Mr Kenny claimed the Cloyne inquiry into clerical abuse cover-ups exposed a dysfunctional, elite hierarchy determined to frustrate investigations.

Click on the following to read the entire story from The Telegraph:  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/vaticancityandholysee/8739322/Vatican-rejects-child-abuse-cover-up-claims.html

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