GENEVA
CNN
By Mariano Castillo and Richard Greene, CNN
updated 8:58 AM EST, Wed February 5, 2014
(CNN) — In an unprecedented report, a United Nations committee slammed the Vatican’s handling of child sexual abuse within the Catholic Church and accused the church of protecting itself rather than the victims.
The Vatican should establish an “independent mechanism for monitoring children’s rights” to investigate complaints and work with law enforcement, according to the report, which was released Wednesday.
It calls for the church to immediately remove all known or suspected abusers from its ranks.
The report follows a hearing last month where Vatican officials were grilled over the church’s handling of child abuse allegations.
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