Two articles back to back:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110530/ap_on_re_eu/eu_belgium_church_abuse_4
Belgian church to pay victims for abuse [Not an appropriate headline, IMO]
May 31, 2011
"The Belgian church says it is willing to pay compensation to victims of sexual abuse by clergy to help those abused restore their dignity.
Belgium's bishops and religious leaders said in a statement Monday they are "deeply touched and distraught" by revelations over the past year, when over 500 witnesses have come forward with harrowing accounts of molestation in the country by Catholic clergy spanning decades. But the leader of a group of survivors said she would put her faith only in actions, not in anything the bishops said...."
more at link
And, the following day:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110601/wl_nm/us_belgium_abuse_1
Belgian abuse victims to file suit against Vatican
June 1, 2011
"Belgians molested by Catholic priests will go ahead with their legal proceedings against the Vatican for damages despite an offer by local bishops to compensate them, their lawyers said on Wednesday. Pope Benedict enjoys diplomatic immunity but other Vatican officials and Belgian bishops will be summoned to testify in the case, lawyer Walter van Steenbrugge said.
Christine Mussche, another lawyer for about 70 victims, said the Vatican failed to intervene even when it learned about the scandals in the Belgian Church. Over 500 cases of alleged abuse have been registered in the past year.
"There were instructions from the pope that said those things had to be kept secret and silent," she said, adding the Church could be guilty of harmful neglect under Belgian law...."
more at link
Still not a single clue as to where Roger Vangheluwe (the priest who said it was all a "little game") is hiding out.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110530/ap_on_re_eu/eu_belgium_church_abuse_4
Belgian church to pay victims for abuse [Not an appropriate headline, IMO]
May 31, 2011
"The Belgian church says it is willing to pay compensation to victims of sexual abuse by clergy to help those abused restore their dignity.
Belgium's bishops and religious leaders said in a statement Monday they are "deeply touched and distraught" by revelations over the past year, when over 500 witnesses have come forward with harrowing accounts of molestation in the country by Catholic clergy spanning decades. But the leader of a group of survivors said she would put her faith only in actions, not in anything the bishops said...."
more at link
And, the following day:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110601/wl_nm/us_belgium_abuse_1
Belgian abuse victims to file suit against Vatican
June 1, 2011
"Belgians molested by Catholic priests will go ahead with their legal proceedings against the Vatican for damages despite an offer by local bishops to compensate them, their lawyers said on Wednesday. Pope Benedict enjoys diplomatic immunity but other Vatican officials and Belgian bishops will be summoned to testify in the case, lawyer Walter van Steenbrugge said.
Christine Mussche, another lawyer for about 70 victims, said the Vatican failed to intervene even when it learned about the scandals in the Belgian Church. Over 500 cases of alleged abuse have been registered in the past year.
"There were instructions from the pope that said those things had to be kept secret and silent," she said, adding the Church could be guilty of harmful neglect under Belgian law...."
more at link
Still not a single clue as to where Roger Vangheluwe (the priest who said it was all a "little game") is hiding out.