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A priest in north central Mexico has been stripped of his position by the Vatican and faces criminal charges in connection with alleged sexual abuse of a teenage boy. The case marks the first time the Catholic Church in Mexico has turned a priest in to authorities. The move follows instructions from Pope Francis for the Catholic Church to better protect children and take a hard line with priests accused of sexual offenses
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This is simply acting on a petition of the pope and what he’s asking: that we collaborate completely with the judicial system," said Armando Martinez Gomez, president of the College of Catholic Lawyers of Mexico. Martinez told Desde la Fe, the Mexico City archdiocesan newspaper, that the church officials in San Luis Potosi opened an investigation in 2012, turned information over to the Vatican in January 2014, and received a response this past April.
catholicnews.com/data/briefs/cns/20140604.htm#head7
This sounds like the best outcome. The alleged abuses have already attracted much attention in Mexico. Still, it makes me wonder if the US and other Western countries have been taking more of a hard-line approach than in other nations.
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This is simply acting on a petition of the pope and what he’s asking: that we collaborate completely with the judicial system," said Armando Martinez Gomez, president of the College of Catholic Lawyers of Mexico. Martinez told Desde la Fe, the Mexico City archdiocesan newspaper, that the church officials in San Luis Potosi opened an investigation in 2012, turned information over to the Vatican in January 2014, and received a response this past April.
catholicnews.com/data/briefs/cns/20140604.htm#head7
This sounds like the best outcome. The alleged abuses have already attracted much attention in Mexico. Still, it makes me wonder if the US and other Western countries have been taking more of a hard-line approach than in other nations.
