Faced with new evidence of priests molesting boys, the Vatican rallies to the defense of Pope Benedict XVI, reports Robert Parry.

“… tolerating the intolerable..” ?

“Beyond the issue of Benedict’s personal responsibility, there are questions about the Vatican itself. Why wasn’t the Church more proactive? Why has it consistently devoted more energy to deflecting the blame than to addressing these serious crimes?”

“Again, the Vatican mixed in a few expressions of regret with an aggressive P.R. campaign to tamp down the outrage. A look-back over the past two millennia, however, might suggest that it is the Vatican that is due for some serious soul-searching.”

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“But Benedict has yet to satisfy many European and American Catholics, who are demanding greater transparency and stronger action against those in the hierarchy whom they accuse of coddling abusive priests and covering up the problem.”
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