Vatican 'indignant' over Belgium police raids

[Forkboy]

The Vatican has expressed shock at raids, including the "violation" of a cathedral crypt, by Belgian police investigating alleged child sex abuse.

As well as searching a couple of main Church offices and a cardinal's home, police had drilled holes in two archbishops' tombs, said the Church.

Prosecutors said the raids were over alleged "abuse of minors committed by a certain number of Church figures".

Belgium is one of many countries where the Church has been hit by sex scandal.

In April, the Bishop of Bruges, Roger Vangheluwe, resigned after admitting he had sexually abused a boy more than 20 years ago.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/europe/10417102.stm

[marmar]

1. Don't the authorities in Belgium know? Your earthly laws don't apply to the Pope's faux country.....

nt

[Ian David]

2. Vatican upset about a "violation?" n/t

[Kber]

3. Oh the irony

The Vatican said the raids had led to the "violation of confidentiality of precisely those victims for whom the raids were carried out".

Yeah - it's all about the children, don't you see.

[burnsei sensei]

4. Render unto Caesar . . . nt