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Push for Pope’s trial in clergy child abuse cases
Photo/AFP/FILE Pope Benedict XVI is a German and his country was not only an early signatory to the treaty, but is one of the ICC’s largest donors.
Posted Sunday, October 2 2011 at 22:32
The Kenya Episcopal Conference Secretary, Fr Vincent Wambugu, said it would be wrong to indict the Pope “from the common sense point of view” but instead go for individuals suspected of committing the crimes.
“I don’t think the Pope is anywhere near the crimes. Criminal responsibility should involve those people who the ICC thinks committed the crimes because they didn’t commit them on behalf of the church or the Pope,” he said.
The Catholic Church has always condemned any sexual abuse or criminal activity committed within its confines, he added.
Additional reporting by Aggrey Mutambo
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