Burgeoning abuse scandal taints papacy
By NICOLE WINFIELD | China Daily | Updated: 2010-03-27 07:55
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Pope Benedict XVI gestures as he leaves a youth gathering in St. Peter's square, at the Vatican, Thursday. The Vatican has defended its decision not to defrock an American priest. Gregorio Borgia / Associated Press |
VATICAN CITY - Revelations that the Vatican halted the investigation of a Wisconsin priest accused of molesting some 200 deaf boys have eerie echoes in Italy, where 67 deaf men and women accused two dozen priests of raping and molesting children for years.
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