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Related: About this forumCatholic church abuse victims pressured not to demand parliamentary inquiry
http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2016/05/89578-2/The chairman of the Catholic church committee set up to investigate sexual abuse claims pressured victims not to call for a parliamentary inquiry, according to radio current affairs show Argos at the weekend.
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The commission report said in 2011 at least 800 Roman Catholic priests and monks were involved in abusing children in their care between 1945 and 1985.
Argos reported at the weekend that in March 2012, Deetman had pressured members of the victims lobby group Klokk not to call for a parliamentary inquiry, arguing that the issue had been researched sufficiently.
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The commission report said in 2011 at least 800 Roman Catholic priests and monks were involved in abusing children in their care between 1945 and 1985.
Argos reported at the weekend that in March 2012, Deetman had pressured members of the victims lobby group Klokk not to call for a parliamentary inquiry, arguing that the issue had been researched sufficiently.
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Catholic church abuse victims pressured not to demand parliamentary inquiry (Original Post)
trotsky
May 2016
OP
It should be ignored anyway because only anti-Catholic bigots criticize the RCC
Major Nikon
May 2016
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cleanhippie
(19,705 posts)1. Nothing to see here. Move along...
How the laity turns a collective blind eye to this is amazing.
trotsky
(49,533 posts)2. If all they did was turn a blind eye, that'd be one thing.
But when you consider there are so many who actively continue to go to bat for this corrupt institution, to smear and attack anyone who points out its behavior, well, it's disgusting. Jesus must want them to defend the powerful, I guess.
edhopper
(33,650 posts)3. is everything in that article
legally and technically precise without any typos or errors.
Cause if not, the whole thing should be ignored.
trotsky
(49,533 posts)4. That's right! n/t
Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)5. It should be ignored anyway because only anti-Catholic bigots criticize the RCC
edhopper
(33,650 posts)6. As Rocket Racoon said
That is also true.