Vatican Promoter of Justice Gian Piero Milano announced in a 50-page report on Vatican crime released Saturday, Jan. 31 two instances of possession of child pornography were uncovered within Vatican walls.
Of the two individuals who work and or live in the Vatican and were found in possession of child pornography, Vatican spokespeople only named one: former archbishop Josef Wesolowski.
Wesolowski was arrested in the Vatican last September for allegedly paying to have sex with little boys during his tenure as papal ambassador in the Dominican Republic. The other individual busted for possession of child pornography remains unidentified.
After years of coming under fire worldwide for sexual crimes and cover up scandals allegedly committed by priests, Pope Francis, has publicly espoused a zero-tolerance policy for pedophilia in the Catholic Church. Pope Francis has established a 16-member child protection commission to that end, encouraging clergy to speak out against sex crimes, regardless of fear or concerns for appearances. Pope Francis acknowledges that these efforts to cover up wrongdoings damage trust in the church.
“There is absolutely no place in ministry for those who abuse minors,” Pope Francis stated in a letter published Feb. 5. “Families need to know that the church is making every effort to protect their children. They should also know that they have every right to turn to the church with full confidence.”
In addition to the two individuals charged with possession of child pornography, the Vatican report detailed other crimes uncovered in the Vatican in 2014, including money laundering, drug trafficking and intercepted drug packages. One such package intercepted last year contained condoms filled with cocaine.
In spite of the revelations detailed in the Vatican justice report and Pope Francis’ tough stance, only six people were arrested and imprisoned in the Vatican last year; two of these were protestors.
Sources:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/01/images-child-abuse-found-vatican
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/05/child-sex-abuse-pope-francis-clergy-bishops
Thanks for the article but unfortunately it’s very hard to read. Could you please change the background of the page or color of font. Thank you!
its your computer. try reloading your browser or using a different one. I see it fine on it’s white background.
typical garbage… if they didn’t make priests be celibate then maybe just maybe… this stuff wouldn’t happen so often.
It takes a special kind of sick fuck to get off on little kids. Simply being celibate wouldn’t turn a normal man (or woman) into a degenerate pervert.
@Crystal So what is your excuse for the politicians, social care bosses and tv celebrities who murdered, raped and brutalised vulnerable children from care homes or children with learning difficulties. The dirty evil bastards who used Stanley blades to cut the genitals off 12 yr old boys for snuff movies. It’s people like you would live in a little air bubble of fairy dust and unicorns that make me sick. Open your bloody eyes and actually look at the real world.
Thanks for the article but I think that the term “child pornography” is inappropriate and it would be better to use the term child abuse images as this gives a clearer picture of what it actually is.
I think you have that backwards. What kind of person doesn’t know that child porn is abusive? Child abuse images can include photos of fully dressed kids with bruises, which are not illegal to take, own, or look at. So I’m pretty sure the phrase “child porn” gives a much clearly picture of what’s really going on. Not all child abuse is pornographic but all child porn is definitely abusive.
They busted (2) members for child porn! Excellent! But, what did they do to all the other members in possession?
Good King WInstonslut, will harbor all pedophile Communists and Freemasons given us by antichrist Roncali and Vatican 2