The plot thickens: ROME (AP) — Spanish media are quoting a retired Vatican cardinal as
saying the late Pope John Paul II backed his letter congratulating a
French bishop for risking jail for shielding a priest convicted of
raping minors.
Web sites of La Verdad and other Spanish newspapers reported Saturday that Cardinal Dario Castrillon Hoyos, 80, told an audience at a Catholic university in Murcia, Spain, on Friday that he consulted with John Paul and showed him the letter. He claimed the pontiff authorized him to send the letter to bishops worldwide.La Verdad said the audience at Universidad Catolica de Murcia applauded the cardinal’s remarks.
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Web sites of La Verdad and other Spanish newspapers reported Saturday that Cardinal Dario Castrillon Hoyos, 80, told an audience at a Catholic university in Murcia, Spain, on Friday that he consulted with John Paul and showed him the letter. He claimed the pontiff authorized him to send the letter to bishops worldwide.La Verdad said the audience at Universidad Catolica de Murcia applauded the cardinal’s remarks.
http://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/roddreher/2010/04/cardinal-john-paul-approved-of-cover-up.html