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Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Wednesday. A UN human rights committee denounced the Vatican on Wednesday for “systematically” adopting policies that allowed priests to rape and molest tens of thousands of children over decades.
VATICAN CITY—The Vatican “systematically” adopted policies that allowed priests to rape and molest tens of thousands of children over decades, a UN human rights committee said Wednesday, urging the Holy See to open its files on pedophiles and bishops who concealed their crimes.
In a devastating report hailed by abuse victims, the UN committee severely criticized the Holy See for its attitudes toward homosexuality, contraception and abortion and said it should change its own canon law to ensure children's rights and their access to health care are guaranteed.
Read more at - http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2014/02/05/vatican_systematically_allowed_priests_to_rape_children_says_un_report.html
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