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D_Raay
08-22-2005, 01:58 PM
http://bellaciao.org/en/article.php3?id_article=7725

VATICAN CITY -- Lawyers for Pope Benedict XVI have asked President Bush to declare the pontiff immune from liability in a lawsuit that accuses him of conspiring to cover up the molestation of three boys by a seminarian in Texas, court records show.

The Vatican’s embassy in Washington sent a diplomatic memo to the State Department on May 20 requesting the U.S. government grant the pope immunity because he is a head of state, according to a May 26 motion submitted by the pope’s lawyers in U.S. District Court for the Southern Division of Texas in Houston.

Joseph Ratzinger is named as a defendant in the civil lawsuit. Now Benedict XVI, he’s accused of conspiring with the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston to cover up the abuse during the mid-1990s.

In Washington, State Department spokeswoman Gerry Keener, said Tuesday that the pope is considered a head of state and automatically has diplomatic immunity.

Lawyers for abuse victims say the case is significant because previous attempts to implicate the Vatican, the pope or other church officials in U.S. sex abuse proceedings have failed -- primarily because of immunity claims and the difficulty serving Vatican officials with U.S. lawsuits. (AP)

Ali
08-23-2005, 02:35 AM
Child abuse in the Catholic church.

So, what else is new?

D_Raay
08-23-2005, 02:42 AM
What else is new is that the new Pope is wanted for questioning for his part in covering up for other priests and our government is saying "Well , he has immunity".

Ali
08-23-2005, 02:46 AM
What else is new is that the new Pope is wanted for questioning for his part in covering up for other priests and our government is saying "Well , he has immunity".Ah, yes.

Another horrible twist to an already horribly twisted situation.

D_Raay
08-23-2005, 02:50 AM
Ah, yes.

Another horrible twist to an already horribly twisted situation.
If it were my kid there would be trouble Pope or no Pope...

Ali
08-23-2005, 04:08 AM
If it were my kid there would be trouble Pope or no Pope...Flaming churches if it were mine :mad:

racer5.0stang
08-23-2005, 10:54 AM
What is the fasination that these priests have with boys?