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Italian Catholic Church’s limited sexual abuse investigation disappoints victims

Italy Rome President of the Italian Bishops Conference Cardinal Matteo Zuppi

Rome, Italy Reuters Italy’s Catholic bishops said on Friday they would commission a report on clerical sexual abuse in the past two years and a separate analysis going back to 2000, disappointing victims who wanted a thorough investigation going back many decades. Earlier on Friday, victim groups held a small protest near the Vatican embassy […]

#ItalyChurchToo: Abuse survivors demand Italy church inquiry

Italy Francesco Zanardi

Rome, Italy AP Advocates for victims of sex abuse by Italian clergy launched a campaign Tuesday to demand a cover-up inquiry, lamenting that deference showed the Catholic Church hierarchy in Italy has conditioned everything from criminal prosecutions to media coverage of the problem. A consortium of groups said they hoped recent national inquiries in Germany […]