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Sat 12 Dec 2009Hurdles that complicate efforts to sue the Vatican
ANALYSIS:A victim of US clerical abuse is tackling Vatican diplomatic immunity in pursuit of redress, writes PADDY AGNEW
LAST WEEK I rang the Holy See press office looking for an official reaction to the Dublin diocesan report. The Vatican’s senior spokesman, Fr Federico Lombardi, patiently trotted out the standard Holy See line as to how such “matters” were the concern of the local church. The Vatican was aware of the seriousness of the report but did not want to interfere, added the spokesman.
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