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Fri 11 Nov 2009Holy See keeps its distance from Irish abuse problem
VATICAN RESPONSE:NOT FOR the first time, the Holy See yesterday formally attempted to keep its distance from an Irish clerical sex abuse problem.
Responding to the publication of the Dublin diocesan report, Vatican senior spokesman Fr Federico Lombardi told The Irish Times that matters such as these are handled by the local church rather than by the Holy See.
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