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U.N. Expresses ‘Deepest Concern’ Over Widespread Sexual Abuse by Clergy, Finds Vatican Failed to Protect Children

Committee Calls for Overhaul of Policies to Enable Protection and Accountability, Full Disclosure of Clergy Sex Abuse Records

New York—(ENEWSPF)—February 5, 2014. “The Holy See has consistently placed the preservation of the reputation of the Church and the protection of the perpetrators above children’s best interests, as observed by several national commissions of inquiry,” wrote a United Nations Committee today. The Vatican must undertake a series of reforms to meet its obligations under the Convention on…

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