A yearlong investigation carried out by GlobalPost reveals how the
Catholic Church has allowed priests accused of sexually abusing children
in the United States and Europe to get a second chance by relocating to
poor parishes in South America.
Even as Pope Francis has sought to reform the Vatican’s safeguards against child abuse, the Catholic Church has allowed allegedly abusive priests to escape to parts of the world where they would face less scrutiny from prosecutors and the media. The investigation tracked down and confronted five such priests. Some of these men were the subject of criminal investigations but went abroad without charges being brought against them.
http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/south_america_has_become_a_safe_haven_for_us_priests_accused_of_sexual_ab
Even as Pope Francis has sought to reform the Vatican’s safeguards against child abuse, the Catholic Church has allowed allegedly abusive priests to escape to parts of the world where they would face less scrutiny from prosecutors and the media. The investigation tracked down and confronted five such priests. Some of these men were the subject of criminal investigations but went abroad without charges being brought against them.
http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/south_america_has_become_a_safe_haven_for_us_priests_accused_of_sexual_ab
