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The Case of the Pope: Vatican Accountability for Human Rights Abuse

Posted by Abuse in the Church, Authors, Books, Geoffrey Robertson QC, Highlights 3 Nov 2010

Exclusive excerpt from “The Case of the Pope” by Geoffrey Robertson QC. This book delivers a devastating indictment of the way the Vatican has run a secret legal system that shields paedophile priests from criminal trial around the world. Is the Pope morally or legally responsible for the negligence that has allowed so many terrible crimes to go unpunished? Should he and his seat of power, the Holy See, continue to enjoy an immunity that places them above the law?

The case against Vatican power

Posted by Authors, Geoffrey Robertson QC, Opinion 12 Sep 2010

Source: New Statesman. The Pope will arrive in Britain on 16 September in two capacities. He will emerge at Edinburgh resplendent in his regalia of head of state (“a red satin mozzetta trimmed with fur”) to meet the Queen, who must, according to Vatican etiquette, dress in black – only Catholic queens can wear white in the pontifical presence.

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