Victims urged to name Pope in child sex abuse cases

VICTIMS of clerical child sex abuse here have been urged to name the Pope as a responsible party in any legal proceedings they take against the Catholic Church.

Victims urged to name Pope in child sex abuse cases

The call comes from an Irish-American lawyer who is endeavouring to create a legal precedent by compelling Pope Benedict XVI to give evidence in a lawsuit he is taking on behalf of three young men who claim abuse by a former seminary student.

Daniel Shea will hear later this week whether there has been a decision by the US State Department on a request by Pope Benedict to be granted diplomatic immunity in the case.

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