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25th June 2010 22:32
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Vatican astonished at Belgian police raid
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100625/...atican_belgium
VATICAN CITY – The Vatican said Friday it was astonished and outraged that Belgian police investigating priestly sex abuse had conducted raids that also targeted the graves of two archbishops.
The Vatican summoned the Belgian ambassador to the Holy See to convey its anger over the raids, which also included the home and offices of the retired archbishop of Belgium. The ambassador was called in for a meeting with the Vatican's foreign minister.
In a statement, the Vatican said any sinful and criminal abuse of minors from members of the church must be condemned and repeated that there is a need for justice and amends.
But it added, "The Secretariat of State also expresses astonishment at the way in which the search took place." It expressed "outrage over the violation of the tombs."
On Thursday, police raided the home and former office of former Archbishop Godfried Danneels, taking documents and Danneels' personal computer. Police and prosecutors did not say if Danneels was suspected of abuse himself or simply had records pertaining to allegations against another person. He was not questioned.
Investigators also opened the graves of archbishops in the St. Rombouts Cathedral in Mechlin, north of Brussels, looking for possibly incriminating documents, said Jean-Marc Meilleur, spokesman for the Brussels public prosecutor.
I say, "Yeah for the Belgian police".
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26th June 2010 00:15
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Re: Vatican astonished at Belgian police raid
Wow.
Hey, thank you for the news, MargueriteBee.
And thank you for your signature
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26th June 2010 00:26
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Re: Vatican astonished at Belgian police raid
I wonder what they found in the graves?! Two grumpy vampyres?! I think the Vatican's position of expressing outrage over digging up graves rather than the alleged organised ring of child abuse and sexual molestation (and implied subsequent cover-up) says a ton about their priorities and morality.
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26th June 2010 05:04
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