Neon Nettle
© 2023 Neon Nettle

Subscribe to our mailing list

Advertise Contact About Us Our Writers T&C's Privacy Support Us © 2023 Neon Nettle All Rights Reserved.

The Vatican Protected 300 Pedophile Priests, Thousands Of Victims To Testify

Could redacted version of a grand jury report bring down the Catholic church?

 on 14th August 2018 @ 11.00pm
could redacted version of a grand jury report bring down the catholic church © press
Could redacted version of a grand jury report bring down the Catholic church?

Authorities in Pennsylvania have released an explosive redacted version of a grand jury report which accuses over 300 pedophile priests of sex abuse and the Vatican 'covering for them' for decades.

According to 900-plus-page report, which was made public on Tuesday by Attorney General Josh Shapiro, reveals allegations of child molestation and other sexual abuse and how the Vatican actively covered it up.

“The main thing was not to help children, but to avoid scandal,” says the report.

“Priests were raping little boys and girls and the men of God who were responsible for them not only did nothing: They hid it all.”

the vatican protected 300 pedophile priests  thousands of victims to testify © press

According to RT: The jury looked into the claims in eight dioceses in Pennsylvania, covering more than half of the state’s 3.2 million Catholics: Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, Allentown, Scranton, Erie and Greensburg.

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia and the diocese of Altoona-Johnstown were subjects of an earlier report.

“Several diocesan administrators, including the bishops, often dissuaded victims from reporting abuse to police, pressured law enforcement to terminate or avoid an investigation or conducted their own deficient, biased investigation without reporting crimes against children to the proper authorities,” says the report.

Some of those named have died, and the statute of limitations prevents the state from pressing criminal charges against many others.

the vatican protected 300 pedophile priests  thousands of victims to testify © press

Ahead of the report’s release, the former bishop of Pittsburgh who now leads the Washington archdiocese told CBS that the church was trying to rid itself of abusive priests and that the report would vindicate the reforms he advocated in 2002 to that effect.

"We're very, very sorry this happened. And that's why we've taken the steps to see that it doesn't go on,” Cardinal Donald Wuerl said on Tuesday. He could not confirm that no abuse was happening in the church today, however.

“I'm not sure that there's any way you can guarantee that there won't ever be a failure in the life of any priest going into the future,” Wuerl said. “You can't do more than give your very best to try to eradicate a problem.”

After Wuerl became the archbishop of Washington in 2007, his diocese agreed to pay $1.25 million to settle with 35 survivors of abuse.

READ MORE: Former Irish President: The Vatican Covered Up Pedophilia

Share:
Steve Quayle Neon Nettle telegram

Facebook is heavily censoring information from independent sources.

To bypass internet censorship, connect with us directly by enabling our notifications (using the red subscription bell in the bottom right corner) or by subscribing to our free daily newsletter.

Get the latest news delivered straight to your inbox for free every day by signing up below.

SUBSCRIBE NOW

Subscribe to our mailing list

Follow Neon Nettle


PREV
BOOKMARK US
NEXT
on Nettle">BOOKMARK US NEXT on Nettle">BOOKMARK US NEXT on Nettle">BOOKMARK US NEXT