WikiLeaks: Scandal caused deep rift in Vatican-Ireland relationship

[Joanne98]

Source: CNN

CNN) -- Relations between the Vatican and Ireland deteriorated sharply as the Holy See appeared to ignore a commission looking into complaints of physical and sexual abuse of children by Irish priests, according to U.S. diplomatic cables obtained by WikiLeaks.

One cable from earlier this year says the Vatican was angered by the way the Murphy Commission -- which was looking into the how complaints of abuse had been handled by the Church and Irish government -- sidestepped normal diplomatic channels.

The commission had written directly to the Vatican to seek information and requested a meeting with the Vatican's representative in Ireland. The Vatican envoy did not respond, according to the cable.

The cable was one of several published Friday by the Guardian newspaper in London.



Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/12/10/wikileaks.vatican.ireland/

[BlueIris]

1. Pedophile priests and the damage they do. The story that won't go away.

It's amazing to me how many people are interested in enabling these damaged predators.

[formercia]

2. Culture of Corruption

It's this kind of crap from the Vatican that triggered the Reformation. Why does the Planet have to go through this again?

[BlueIris]

5. I never really believed in Institutional Psychopathy.

Until now.

[The Backlash Cometh]

12. Isn't it incredible that we're witnessing such an historical event?

I would never have seen this coming. Now, if only the impact of what's going on finally sinks in with the mainstream.

[formercia]

13. We only answer to God

and he says "Fuck off!"

[boppers]

3. Who's going to get upset next?

Pulling the asks off has shown how ugly, and fake, the system has been.

[The Backlash Cometh]

4. Oh, I'm loving this wikileaks.

Some things should never be allowed to become secrets.

[ixion]

7. exactly

their 'outcry' is laughable given their corruption.

[Crowman1979]

6. Great, now only if Wikileaks can hack into BP and get documents related to the gulf oil spill.

[fascisthunter]

8. who knows.... maybe they will

[mackerel]

9. All those people coming forward and standing up to the

commission, especially after the government refused to make the church
copable, best and worse day for Ireland.


They sent those priests to the states too.

Look up defrocked priest Oliver O'Grady.

[Joanne98]

16. They have BP documents, they just haven't released them yet.

They've only released .05% of the documents so far. We have a long way to go.

[Kaleko]

17. I didn't know that! Thank you for keeping up with the latest leaks

for those of us who can't follow the news every day.

[panzerfaust]

10. WikiLeaks cables: Vatican refused to engage with child sex abuse inquiry

Source: Guardian (UK)

Leaked cable lays bare how Irish government was forced to grant Vatican officials immunity from testifying to Murphy commission

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/10/wikileaks-vatican-child-sex-abuse-investigation

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Holy Mary, Mother of God ...

[SpiralHawk]

11. "Smirk." - Pope Ratzinger (R) & Vatican Cronies (R)

[lovuian]

14. Connected to the Mafia and hiding Pedophillia

those visions of La Salette and talks about the Vatican as the seat of the Antichrist

it seems that corruption runs amok

[Uncle Joe]

15. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Joanne.