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Brasil, EUA: Sexo, Crime e o Vaticano...

Antônio Mello, from blogdomello[Pt], blogs about “Sex, Crime and the Vatican” — a BBC documentary (parts 1, 2, 3 and 4)[En, subtitles in Pt] about children sexual abuse by catholic priests and the shelter provided by the Vatican to the accused ecclesiastics — and a Vatican internal document named Crimen Sollicitationis, reportedly signed in 1962 by Cardinal Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, that “said that if you were molested by a priest, you could complain to the bishop, to the cardinal, to the pope, but if you denounced the case to Justice, you would be excommunicated.”

Posted by Daniel Duende

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3 Responses to
“Brazil, USA: Sex, Crime and the Vatican”

1. May 10th, 2008 at 21:53 pm
   chapo:
   1

   waw

2. May 13th, 2008 at 19:40 pm
   gloria sullivan:
   2

   I find this video to be very enlightening. It should be shown on every news broadcast throughout the world. Most Roman Catholics haven’t the vaguest idea that this stuff is really happening. They love the status qua. It should be published in every language so people are not so gullible about the reality of their church[excuse me, corporation]

3. May 14th, 2008 at 18:41 pm
   Daniel Duende:
   3

   I agree with you, Gloria.
   This video must be shown to as many people as possible, so people might at least have to think about it. That’s why I’ve posted this link here. I’m doing my part. How about showing this video to as many people as you can?

   D.D.