ST. PAUL (MN)
Minnesota Public Radio
October 24, 2018
By Martin Moylan
St. Paul Attorney Jeff Anderson is suing the Vatican.
He says the suit — filed in federal court in California — targets the Vatican because it has been at the root of the widespread sexual abuse of children within the Catholic Church. He is seeking all records the Vatican has about abusive clergy.
“We are taking a direct shot at the Vatican for their decisions to continue a serious hazard and deploy the protocols of absolute secrecy,” Anderson said.
Anderson says the abuse of children has continued because the Vatican and the Pope keep the identifies of abusers secret and take no truly serious steps to protect children.
Anderson said he’s filed two prior lawsuits against the Vatican. They did not advance.
A Twin Cities abuse victim is a lead plaintiff in the latest lawsuit.
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