Italian Catholic Church
anti-paedophilia group Italy Church Too said Friday they had
already been rebuffed by the new head of the Italian Bishops
Conference (CEI), Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, in their demand for an
independent inquiry into predator priests along the lines of
those that have taken place in other countries.
Cardinal Zuppi, a former street priest working with the poor who
has also helped broker international peace deals with the
Sant'Egidio Community, is seen as a breath of fresh air for the
CEI.
He was only appointed by Pope Francis three days ago.
Despite this, Italy Church Too said "our letter asking for clear
answers on the issue of abuse starting from the creation of an
independent commission of inquiry has yet to get any response
form the institutions".
It said "our battle goes on in a renewed form, things are
getting bad even under the new presidency of Cardinal Zuppi who
has made many steps forward but will not take any action on this
(clerical abuse), evidently".
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