Archbishop rejects Pope cover-up allegations

Archbishop of Dublin Dr Diarmuid Martin today rejected claims Pope Benedict XVI led a systematic cover-up of child sex abuse by Catholic priests.

Archbishop rejects Pope cover-up allegations
Mon, 02 Oct, 2006 - 16:51
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Archbishop of Dublin Dr Diarmuid Martin today rejected claims Pope Benedict XVI led a systematic cover-up of child sex abuse by Catholic priests.

Following shocking allegations in a television programme that the Pontiff helped protect paedophile clerics, the Archbishop said investigations had not been hindered.

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