The
concluding observations by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
on the second periodic report of the Holy See are available at
http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/Treaties/CRC/Shared%20Documents/VAT/CRC_C_VAT_CO_2_16302_E.pdf
The observations include:
"The
Committee expresses serious concern that in dealing with child
victims of different forms of abuse, the Holy See has
systematically placed preservation of the reputation of the Church
and the alleged offender over the protection of child victims. The
Committee is particularly concerned that while the Holy See
recognized in its written responses and during the
interactive dialogue the primary competence of judicial
authorities, it has continued to address these cases through Canon Law
proceedings which contain no provision for the protection, support, rehabilitation and compensation of child victims."
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