The Daily Star, February 06, 2013
Father Robert Oliver, the Vatican's new Promoter of Justice, attends a news conference at the Pontificial Gregorian University in Rome February 5, 2013. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi |
ROME: The
Vatican's new sex crimes prosecutor has insisted on the need for full
transparency about the church's failures to protect children from sexually
abusive priests.
In his
first public comments since taking office, the Rev. Robert Oliver quoted Pope
Benedict XVI in saying the church must recognize the grave errors in judgment
committed by church leaders who for decades actively covered up abuse.
Oliver-
previously a canon lawyer in the Boston archdiocese - spoke days after
personnel files released by court order in Los Angeles showed retired Cardinal
Roger Mahony and other top archdiocese officials protected the church by
shielding priests and not reporting child sex abuse to authorities.
Without
citing Los Angeles, Oliver said Tuesday: "We must confront the current
situation, including our failures, with courage and determination, honesty and
transparency."
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