ALABAMA
AL.com
By Greg Garrison | ggarrison@al.com
on February 07, 2014
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Commentators on EWTN Global Catholic Network, headquartered in Irondale, have been responding critically to a United Nations committee report this week on clergy sexual abuse that also urged the church to change its stance on abortion, contraception and homosexuality.
The Vatican, stung by the scolding report, responded today with spokesman Federico Lombardi on Vatican Radio accusing the committee of “grave shortcomings.”
Lombardi spoke about the report issued by an 18-member panel of independent U.N. experts who monitor implementation of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child. Their report on Wednesday accused the Vatican of disregarding the welfare of child victims of sexual abuse to protect abusers and the reputation of the church.
The U.N. committee ignored the church’s efforts to address the abuse crisis, as documented to the committee, Lombardi said. Although the Vatican objected to the report, Lombardi said the church is committed to continuing to work for the good of all children.
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