A secret document which sets out a procedure for dealing with child sex abuse scandals within the Catholic Church is examined by Panorama. Crimen Sollicitationis was enforced for 20 years by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger before he became the Pope. It instructs bishops on how to deal with allegations of child abuse against priests and has been seen by few outsiders. Critics say the document has been used to evade prosecution for sex crimes. It instructs them how to deal with priests who solicit sex from the confessional. It also deals with “any obscene external act … with youths of either sex.” It imposes an oath of secrecy on the child victim, the priest dealing with the allegation and any witnesses. Breaking that oath means excommunication from the Catholic Church. Watch the documentary:
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The Devil is living in the Vatican, says the Pope’s chief exorcist. Well if that’s the case, burn down the Vatican and burn the hypocrits that live there. Problem solved.
Let us strangle the last king with the guts of the last priest – Denis Diderot
Penn & Teller, Bullshit! The Vatican from Brewster on Vimeo.
Penn & Teller discuss the Catholic Church and their involvement in anti-homosexuality efforts, condom use, and the cover up of the priest abuse sex scandal. They talk with an Italian comedian that was punished for criticizing Pope Benedict the XVI.
If Vimeo is offline, you will find the movie here: http://vidreel.com/video/MTY4/ or here http://xtshare.com/toshare.php?Id=18388&view=Penn-and-Teller-Bullshit-S07E10 .