VATICAN CITY
Catholic Herald (UK)
The Vatican’s top envoy to the United Nations has said a report by the UN Committee against Torture is “more technical and more professional” than an earlier UN document heavily critical of Church teaching.
Archbishop Silvano Tomasi told the Boston Globe that the report, which was to be published on Friday, “takes into account the positive steps taken by [the Vatican] and the Church in general.”
The Boston Globe said the report cited several cases in which clergy accused of abuse were transferred to other dioceses or institutions where they remained in contact with children. The report also expressed concern that Church officials were resistant to the idea of mandatory reporting of abuse allegations.
A longer report will follow later today.
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