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Clerical sexual abuse

DDF voids Vatican Secretariat of State’s ‘extraordinary’ interference in abuse case

The head of the dicastery's disciplinary section overturned this week an attempt by the sostituo to reinstate a laicized priest

The Pillar
Oct 09, 2024
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The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith overturned on Monday the Vatican Secretariat of State’s attempt to reinstate a priest laicized for the sexual abuse of minors in Argentina, setting up the most public clash of competence between Vatican departments in years.

Archbishop John Joseph Kennedy of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and Archb…

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