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The Suit Against Pope Benedict in the Pedophile Priest Scandal
May 14, 2010 Updated Sept. 19, 2011
Pope Benedict XVI
As the scandal over pedophile priests rocks Roman Catholic dioceses around the globe, a lawsuit filed April 10, 2010 in U.S. District Court in Milwaukee names Pope Benedict XVI as a defendant. And with good cause.
By Don Fulsom
Update: The Center for Constitutional Rights and the Survivors Network of those abused by Priests filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court in The Hague on September 13, 2011, urging the prosecution of Pope Benedict XVI and three Vatican cardinals for abetting and covering up the rape and sexual abuse of children by Catholic priests.
A spokesperson at the court said the complaint would be examined “to analyze whether the alleged crimes fall under the court’s jurisdiction.”
The International Criminal Court has jurisdiction over war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide committed after July 1, 2002, the date the court was created.
The 80-page complaint cited five cases involving priests accused of sexually abusing minors in the United States and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The priests referenced are from the United States, India and Belgium.
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