AUSTRALIA
ABC – AM
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TONY EASTLEY: A United Nations committee is calling on the Vatican to immediately remove all known and suspected child abusers from their posts and hand over their files to police.
In a damning report the UN’s watchdog for children’s rights lambasted the Vatican for implementing policies it said allowed thousands of children worldwide to be abused.
The Catholic Church in turn has accused the UN body of interference and of being out of touch.
Europe correspondent Barbara Miller reports.
BARBARA MILLER: The report by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child pulls no punches.
Committee chairwoman Kirsten Sandberg:
KIRSTEN SANDBERG: The main finding of the committee was that the Holy See has adopted policies and practices which have led to the continuation of the abuse by and the impunity of the perpetrators.
BARBARA MILLER: The committee said the Church should remove immediately from their positions all known or suspected child abusers and hand over any case files to relevant authorities.
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