Lawyer seeks to hold Pope accountable for abuse cover-up

A former seminarian is seeking to bring Pope Benedict XVI before a Texas court to explain what he believes was an attempt to protect priests from the law, writes Caroline O’Doherty.

THE US has produced some intriguing courtroom spectacles, as those recovering from addiction to the Michael Jackson trial will testify.

But not even the bizarre goings-on at the playground ranch of an eccentric pop recluse measure up against the legal battle envisaged by Texas-based lawyer Daniel Shea.