Spanish
authorities have arrested four Catholic priests accused of child abuse in the
southern city of Granada. The country's Interior Ministry says investigations
into the case began "some time ago."
Deutsche Welle, 24 Nov 2014
The arrests
came a week after a 24-year-old man wrote to the Vatican alleging a number of
priests sexually abused him when he was an altar boy in a Granada church. Media
reports claim that Pope Francis ordered an inquiry into the allegations and had
personally called the man in August to apologize on behalf of the Roman
Catholic Church.
"Police
this morning arrested four priests implicated in this affair," Interior
Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz told reporters on Monday, adding that he could
not divulge more details because of the nature of the case.
Francisco
Javier Martinez, the Archbishop of Granada, removed several priests from their
duties last week and initiated the church's own probe.
News agency
AFP reported last week that Spanish officials had launched an investigation
involving 12 people.
Pope
Francis has pledged a zero-tolerance towards child abuse scandals related to
the church since he took over from Pope Benedict XVI last year.
On Sunday,
Granada's archbishop and six other priests prostrated themselves in front of
the altar as a gesture to seek pardon for alleged sexual abuse.
shs/jr (AFP, Reuters)
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